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Levant Mole

Talpa levantis

Classification

Family
Talpidae

The Levant mole (Talpa levantis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. Taxonomy and evolution The Levant mole was first described as a subspecies of Talpa caeca by Oldfield Thomas in 1906, and recognized as a full species in 1973 by Spitzenberg. Moles in the genus Talpa are morphologically very similar to each other, which has made separating the species difficult before the wide availability of genetic analysis.

Distribution

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