Talpa europaea

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:activities nocturnal
gptkbp:adaptation digging
gptkbp:age pups
gptkbp:behavior fossorial
gptkbp:class Mammalia
gptkbp:climate temperate
gptkbp:colors dark brown
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:European_mole
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in folklore
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution Europe
gptkbp:faced elongated
gptkbp:family gptkb:Talpidae
gptkbp:fishSpecies large and curved
gptkbp:foragingBehavior up to 1 meter
active forager
gptkbp:fossilRecord found in Pleistocene deposits
gptkbp:geneticDiversity ongoing
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Talpa
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 4 weeks
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
moist_soils
gptkbp:hasAudience small and hidden
gptkbp:headlights short
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Talpa europaea
gptkbp:humanInteraction limited
gptkbp:is_essential_for soil aeration
gptkbp:kingdom Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage controls insect populations
gptkbp:length 12 to 15 cm
gptkbp:lifespan 3 to 6 years
gptkbp:litterSize 2 to 7
gptkbp:matingSystem spring
gptkbp:nesting burrows
gptkbp:order Eulipotyphla
gptkbp:phylum Chordata
gptkbp:populationTrend stable
high in suitable areas
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:racingSeries strong forelimbs
gptkbp:relatedPatent Talpa caeca
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest ecology
gptkbp:senses poor eyesight
gptkbp:skin dark gray
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary
gptkbp:specialization tunneling
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Talpa_europaea_occidentalis
gptkb:Talpa_europaea_ssp.
gptkb:Talpa_europaea_trinitatis
gptkb:Talpa_europaea_europaea
gptkb:Talpa_europaea_martinoi
gptkb:Talpa_europaea_tatricus
Talpa europaea schreiberi
gptkbp:territory 1 to 2 hectares
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:weight 70 to 150 g