---
title: "Northern Molevole"
description: "Ellobius talpinus — Mammals. The northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-molevole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Molevole

> Ellobius talpinus — Mammals. The northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Ellobius talpinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 185
- Wikidata: [Q302166](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302166)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45080)

## Names

- en: Northern Molevole
- de: Nördlicher Mull-Lemming
- fr: Campagnol fouisseur du Nord
- nl: Blinde woelmuis
- pl: Ślepuszonka północna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (89), UA (10), KZ (3)

## Summary

The northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is distributed over large parts of Eastern Europe and Asia.

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

## Photo

![Northern Molevole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-molevole/medium.jpg)

Photo: bulatik · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87523964

## Machine access

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