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Eurasian Moles
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Eurasian Moles

Talpa

Talpa is a genus in the mole family Talpidae. Among the first taxa in science, Carolus Linnaeus used the Latin word for "moles", talpa, in his Regnum Animale to refer to the commonly known European form of mole. The group has since been expanded to include nine species, found primarily in Europe and western Asia. The common European mole, found throughout most of Europe, is a member of this genus, as are several species restricted to...

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species

Talpa

subgenusTalpa

Asioscalops

subgenusAsioscalops

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Eurasian Moles in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.591

Eurasian Moles in The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.164

Eurasian Moles in Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.540

Eurasian Moles in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.589

Eurasian Moles in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.12

Eurasian Moles in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.11

Eurasian Moles in Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.801

Eurasian Moles in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Trees

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Trees

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.30

Eurasian Moles in The Secrets of Albertus Magnus on the Nature of Women and the Virtues of Herbs

The Secrets of Albertus Magnus on the Nature of Women and the Virtues of Herbs

Albertus, Magnus, Heiliger · 1604 · p.73

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