Talpa (Eurasian Moles) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Talpa europaea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Talpa aquitania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Talpa occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eurasian Moles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~40%
	European Mole			~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
6	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
10	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Aquitanian mole			~10%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Iberian mole			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	~40%
	European Mole			~40%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
4	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
5	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
6	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
7	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
8	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
9	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
10	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
11	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
12	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3	~10%
	Iberian mole			~10%
13	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
14	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
15	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
16	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
17	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
18	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
19	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
20	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
21	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
22	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
23	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
24	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
25	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
26	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
27	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 3	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
28	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
29	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	<5%
	European Mole			<5%

Challenges

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Eurasian Moles

Species in this group

European Mole

Aquitanian mole

Iberian mole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Eurasian Moles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges