Talpa caeca

Savi, 1822

Blind Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Suborder: Erinaceota
Superfamily: Talpoidea
Family: Talpidae
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Talpa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Savi, P. 1822. Lettera del Dott. Paolo Savi al Sig. Dott. Carlo Passerini Conservatore dell' I. e R. Museo di Fisica, e Storia Naturale di Firenze. Nuovo Giornale de' Letterati, Pisa 1:264-265.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=Smw3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA265

Original name as described

Talpa cæca

Other common names

Mediterranean Mole

Type locality

Pisa, Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Albania · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Croatia · France · Greece · Italy · Kosovo · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Switzerland

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004336

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Talpa cæca

Savi, 1822

Family

Talpidae

Root name

caeca

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

che viene su i nostri Appennini

Type locality

Italy: Tuscany.

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=Smw3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA265

Authority publication

Nuovo Giornale de' Letterati, Pisa

Name usages

Savi (1822:265, https://books.google.com/books?id=Smw3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67791)
Blyth (1840:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
Smith (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
Bonaparte (1845:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
Jerdon (1867:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
Dobson (1883:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61620)
Schulze (1897:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)
Acloque (1900:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59737)
Satunin (1906:111, 285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69040)
Miller (1912:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
Schwarz (1948:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14222)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Kurtén (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:104, 105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Gippoliti (2013:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41479/2953438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Talpa cœca:

de Blainville, 1838

Family

Talpidae

Root name

coeca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

740

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514349

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Blainville (1838:740, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68639)
Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Gistel (1848:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
Murray (1866:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Trouessart (1897:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59283)
Seabra (1900:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68463)
Trouessart (1904:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Cabrera (1907:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17314)
Cabrera (1907:222, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1766262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68772)

Talpa hercegovinensis

Bolkay, 1925

Family

Talpidae

Root name

hercegovinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Novitates Musei Sarajevoensis

Talpa olympica

Chaworth-Musters, 1932

Family

Talpidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1931.11.11.27

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

East slope of Mount Olympus, Thessaly, 800 m. altitude

Type locality

Greece: Thessaly.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3111b3c2-48a6-4786-a6b8-e3f2bbed8a0a

Authority page

166

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca caeca:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Talpidae

Root name

caeca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722317

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca beaucournui

Grulich, 1971

Family

Talpidae

Root name

beaucournui

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Brno 6651

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

am Pelister-Massiv in Mazedonien (Jugoslawien) in einer Höhenlage von ca. 1.800 m ü. d. M.

Type locality

North Macedonia.

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae Brno

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca dobyi

Grulich, 1971

Family

Talpidae

Root name

dobyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

France: Alpes-Maritimes.

Authority page

111-129

Authority publication

Zoologické Listy

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca steini

Grulich, 1971

Family

Talpidae

Root name

steini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Brno 5446/114

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

auf dem Lovcen-Massiv, etwa 10 km von Cetinje (Crna Gora in Jugoslawien) in Karstdolinen ca. 1.300 m ü. d. M.

Type locality

Montenegro.

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae Brno

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca augustana

D. Capolongo & Panascì, 1978

Family

Talpidae

Root name

augustana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 7940

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Italy: Aosta Valley.

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Annuario del Museo Zoologico della Università di Napoli

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa caeca hercegovinensis:

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

hercegovinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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