NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Talysch Mole
Talpa talyschensis Vereschchagin, 1945
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Talysch mole (Talpa talyschensis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is a small member of the family, which outwardly resembles the Levant mole (T. levantis), but is genetically closer to Père David's mole (T. davidiana). It is common on the southwest coast of the Caspian Sea, from southern of Azerbaijan through most of the north of Iran. The habitat includes temperate rainforests and scrub areas. There is little information about the life history of the Talysch mole. It was described in 1945, but had long been considered a subspecies of various other Eurasian moles, and was only recognized as a distinct species in the mid-2010s. No surveys have been carried out to quantify the status of the species.
Wikipedia contributors, Talysch mole; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:20:22.843613+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Talpa talyschensis Vereschchagin, 1945
- Name authority
- Vereschchagin, 1945
- Common name
- Talysch Mole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Talpidae
- Genus
- Talpa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderEulipotyphla Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
- familyTalpidae G. Fischer, 1814
- subfamilyTalpinae G. Fischer, 1814
- tribeTalpini G. Fischer, 1814
- genusTalpa Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesTalpa talyschensis Vereschchagin, 1945
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Talpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Altai MoleTalpa altaica Nikolsky, 1883 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasian MoleTalpa caucasica Satunin, 1908 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Levant MoleTalpa levantis Thomas, 1906 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ognev's MoleTalpa ognevi Stroganov, 1944 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Talpa transcaucasica Dahl, 1945 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blind MoleTalpa caeca Savi, 1822 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European MoleTalpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Iberian MoleTalpa occidentalis Cabrera, 1907 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Roman MoleTalpa romana Thomas, 1902 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Balkan MoleTalpa stankovici V. Martino & E. Martino, 1931 | TalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Talpa levantis talyschensis Vereschchagin, 1945 Vereschchagin, 1945 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1229405 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:CGHG8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.