European Mole

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q209067
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European Mole

Summary

European Mole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,025 views/month, #1,345 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Mole received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • European Mole received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • European Mole's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • European Mole is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • European Mole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • European Mole is classified within Talpa[8].
  • European Mole's scientific name is Talpa europaea[9].
  • European Mole's Commons category is recorded as Talpa europaea[10].
  • European Mole's temporal range start is recorded as Piacenzian[11].
  • European Mole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Talpa europaea[12].
  • European Mole's Commons gallery is recorded as Talpa europaea[13].
  • European Mole's main food source is recorded as earthworm[14].
  • European Mole's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • European Mole's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[16].
  • European Mole's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. europaea'}[17].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}[18].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}[19].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'}[20].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Mole'}[21].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Maulwurf'}[22].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'krtek obecný'}[23].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'europese mol, mol'}[24].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maulwurf'}[25].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kret'}[26].
  • European Mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kontiainen'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European Mole is Talpa europaea[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It is classified within Talpa[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Maulwurf'}[22], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'krtek obecný'}[23].

Identifiers

European Mole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46970[28]. European Mole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9375[29]. European Mole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178988[30]. European Mole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7872906[31]. European Mole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633852[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for European Mole include Mullvad[33], a virtual private network service[34], in Sweden[35].

Why It Matters

European Mole ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,025 views/month, #1,345 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Mullvad[33], a virtual private network service[34], in Sweden[35].

FAQs

What awards did European Mole receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Animal of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . zdf.de. Retrieved . zdf.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . departments.bucknell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id → 41481, 221751920
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  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'atj', 'avk', 'az', 'ban', 'bar', 'bat_smg', 'be', 'b
    Gnd id → 4169144-1
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  3. 9d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'} +13
    Has characteristic → viviparity
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  4. 9w ago · MPF · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'} +13
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: European Mole"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0434495-krtek-obecny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0434495-krtek-obecny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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