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title: "Insular Mole"
description: "Mogera insularis — Mammifères. The insular mole (Mogera insularis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/insular-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Insular Mole

> Mogera insularis — Mammifères. The insular mole (Mogera insularis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Mogera insularis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 278
- iNaturalist taxon: [885018](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/885018)

## Names

- en: Insular Mole
- de: Chinesischer Inselmaulwurf

## Countries with the most observations

TW (126)

## Summary

The insular mole (Mogera insularis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is restricted to Hainan Island and Taiwan, where it is also known as the Formosan blind mole. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863.

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

## Photo

![Insular Mole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/insular-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71685870

## Machine access

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