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title: "Aquitanian mole"
description: "Talpa aquitania — Mammals. The Aquitanian mole (Talpa aquitania) is a species of small burrowing mammal of the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/aquitanian-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Aquitanian mole

> Talpa aquitania — Mammals. The Aquitanian mole (Talpa aquitania) is a species of small burrowing mammal of the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Talpa aquitania*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 314
- iNaturalist taxon: [1370753](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370753)

## Names

- en: Aquitanian mole
- de: Aquitanien-Maulwurf
- es: Topo de Aquitania
- fr: Taupe d'Aquitaine

## Countries with the most observations

FR (159), ES (68)

## Summary

The Aquitanian mole (Talpa aquitania) is a species of small burrowing mammal of the family Talpidae. It is found from the southwest of France to the north of Spain. Closely related to the European mole (T. europaea), this species was described in 2017, and it is difficult to distinguish the two species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquitanian_mole

## Photo

![Aquitanian mole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/aquitanian-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116938758

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/aquitanian-mole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).