AnAge entry for Talpa europaea

Classification (HAGRID: 02874)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Soricomorpha
                Family: Talpidae
                    Genus: Talpa
Species: Talpa europaea
Common name: European mole

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been reported that they live up to 6 years [0678]. Without more detailed studies, however, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction