European mole

Everyone is familiar with mole hills but few ever see the animal that makes them. The beautiful, black, velvety pelage (’moleskin’), seems at odds with the cold, dark, damp world that they inhabit.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
73/2023/33
Collection Class
Mammals
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Common Name
European mole
Simple Name
mammal: skeleton
Production Town
Production Person Initials
MF
Production Person Surname
MC
Production Year Low
Production Year High

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TALPIDAE: Talpa europaea Linnaeus: European mole