Talpa europaea

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q209067
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Talpa europaea

Summary

Talpa europaea is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1,345 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Talpa europaea received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • Talpa europaea received the Animal of the Year[4].
  • Talpa europaea's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Talpa europaea is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Talpa europaea's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Talpa europaea belongs to the parent taxon Talpa[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Talpa europaea is Talpa europaea[9].
  • Talpa europaea's Commons category is recorded as Talpa europaea[10].
  • Talpa europaea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Talpa europaea[11].
  • Talpa europaea's Commons gallery is recorded as Talpa europaea[12].
  • Talpa europaea's main food source is recorded as earthworm[13].
  • Talpa europaea's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Talpa europaea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. europaea'}[15].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mole'}[16].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}[17].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}[18].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'}[19].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Mole'}[20].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Maulwurf'}[21].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'krtek obecný'}[22].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'europese mol, mol'}[23].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common mole, european mole'}[24].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maulwurf'}[25].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kret'}[26].
  • Talpa europaea is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kontiainen'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Talpa europaea is Talpa europaea[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Talpa[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'mole'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Topo Europeo'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Taupe d'Europe"}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Mole'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Mole'}[20], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Maulwurf'}[21].

Identifiers

Talpa europaea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46970[28]. Talpa europaea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9375[29]. Talpa europaea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178988[30]. Talpa europaea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7872906[31]. Talpa europaea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633852[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Talpa europaea include Mullvad[33], a virtual private network service[34], in Sweden[35].

Why It Matters

Talpa europaea ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (914 views/month, #1,345 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Mullvad[33], a virtual private network service[34], in Sweden[35].

FAQs

What awards did Talpa europaea receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Animal of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . zdf.de. Retrieved . zdf.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . departments.bucknell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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