Talpa romana — Overview

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IUCN threat status:

Least Concern (LC)

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Range Description

The Roman mole is endemic to Italy. It is now confined to the mainland, having last been recorded on Sicily in 1885 (Loy 1999). Reports of an isolated subpopulation in the Var region of southern France (Saint Girons 1973 in Niethammer 1990) have not been confirmed (Niethammer 1990, Loy 1999, Wilson and Reeder 2005). It is found from sea level to about 2,000 m (Loy 1999).

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