Levant mole
Talpa levantis Thomas, 1906
The levant mole (Talpa levantis) is a species in the family Talpidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 71.1 g to 90 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the levant mole
- Weight
- 71.1 g – 90 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the levant mole live?
Not recorded
Is the levant mole endangered?
The levant mole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the levant mole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familyTalpidae
- genusTalpa
- SpeciesTalpa levantis Thomas, 1906
Synonyms Talpa caeca levantis, Talpa levantis minima
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Levantine moleEnglish
- Levantine moleEnglish
- krtek anatolskýCzech
- Schwarzmeer-MaulwurfGerman
- Levantinischer MaulwurfGerman
- Topo OrientalSpanish
- mustanmerenkontiainenFinnish
- Taupe du LevantFrench
- Fekete-tenger vidéki vakondHungarian
- Talpa levantinaItalian
- トルコモグラJapanese
- 레반트두더지Korean
- Levantijnse MolDutch
- Kret czarnomorskiPolish
- Малый кротRussian
- Maliy KrotRussian
- Akdeniz KöstebeğiTurkish
- Karadeniz KöstebeğiTurkish
Relatives of the levant mole
Other species in the same genus Talpa.
European mole
Talpa europaea
Blind mole
Talpa caeca
Altai mole
Talpa altaica
Caucasian mole
Talpa caucasica
Père David's mole
Talpa davidiana
Iberian mole
Talpa occidentalis
CompareLevant mole vs European moleLevant mole vs Blind moleLevant mole vs Altai moleLevant mole vs Caucasian mole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the levant mole?
An adult levant mole weighs 71.1 g – 90 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the levant mole endangered?
The levant mole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the levant mole?
The levant mole (Talpa levantis) belongs to the family Talpidae in the order Eulipotyphla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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