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Iberian mole

Talpa occidentalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Portugal.January 25, February 32, March 50, April 70, May 84, June 39, July 31, August 23, September 18, October 12, November 10, December 14.
Portugal408
Spain314
Galicia183
PORTO78
AVEIRO40
Comunidad de Madrid39
LISBOA39
Principado de Asturias38
Castilla y León33
BRAGA31

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderShrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla
FamilyMoles and Desmans · Talpidae
GenusEurasian Moles · Talpa

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