One of the 5 moles on WAnimals
Mammals · Eulipotyphla · Talpidae
Talpa europaea
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its saliva contains a paralysing toxin that immobilises earthworms, letting it store them alive but helpless in underground larders.
Weight
70 g – 130 g
Size
11 cm – 16 cm
Life expectancy
4 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: Wildlife Online; Creature Atlas; Animal Diversity Web; Animalia.bio; iNaturalist
Best time: All year round; it is almost never seen, but its fresh molehills are very obvious in spring and autumn, when it digs most.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 168.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
