Père David's mole

Père David's mole[1]
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Talpa
Species:	T. davidiana
Binomial name
	Talpa davidiana; (Milne-Edwards, 1884)
	Père David's mole range
Synonyms
	Talpa streeti

Père David's mole (Talpa davidiana) is a mole found only in Kurdistan Province, Iran. It is listed as a data deficient species. The species is named after the zoologist Armand David. As T. streeti, it is known as the Persian mole.

References

Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Kryštufek, B. & Amori, G. (2008). "Talpa davidiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135458A4129356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135458A4129356.en. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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[msw3-1] Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] Kryštufek, B. & Amori, G. (2008). "Talpa davidiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135458A4129356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135458A4129356.en. Retrieved 8 September 2016.