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Roman mole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Talpa |
Species: | T. romana
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Binomial name | |
Talpa romana Thomas, 1902
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Roman mole range |
The Roman mole (Talpa romana) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in endemic to central-southern Italy central-southern Italy (from the province of Grosseto to the province of Ancona , south to southern Calabria ). It was last recorded on Sicily in 1885. There is also an unconfirmed report about an isolated subpopulation in the Var region of southern France.