---
title: "Mol"
description: "Talpa europaea — Zoogdieren. The European mole is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/european-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mol

> Talpa europaea — Zoogdieren. The European mole is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla.

- Scientific name: *Talpa europaea*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 24789
- Wikidata: [Q209067](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209067)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46970)

## Names

- en: European Mole
- de: Europäischer Maulwurf
- es: Topo Europeo
- fr: Taupe d'Europe
- nl: Mol
- pl: Kret europejski

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4417), DE (2747), RU (2285), UA (1595), AT (1478), PL (1148), IT (848), DK (816), FR (750), LT (704), CZ (677), NL (622)

## Summary

The European mole is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla. It is also known as the common mole and the northern mole.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Anna · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27550223

## Machine access

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