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title: "Altai Mole"
description: "Talpa altaica — Zoogdieren. The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/altai-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Altai Mole

> Talpa altaica — Zoogdieren. The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Talpa altaica*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 67
- Wikidata: [Q1094004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1094004)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46968](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46968)

## Names

- en: Altai Mole
- de: Sibirischer Maulwurf
- fr: Taupe de Sibérie
- pl: Kret ałtajski

## Countries with the most observations

RU (58)

## Summary

The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, as far south as northern Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
This mole lives in forested habitat and feeds mainly on earthworms.
This is a common species. It is sometimes caught for its fur.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: onotole · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135487792

## Machine access

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