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Père David's mole

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Eulipotyphla

Genus
  
Talpa

Higher classification
  
Talpa

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Talpidae

Scientific name
  
Talpa davidiana

Rank
  
Species

Père David's mole

Similar
  
Caucasian mole, Mammal, Talpidae, Levant mole, Balkan mole

Père David's mole (Talpa davidiana) is a mole found only in Kurdistan Province, Iran. It is listed as a data deficient species. The species is named after the zoologist Armand David. As T. streeti, it is known as the Persian mole.

References

Père David's mole Wikipedia