Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758
(Mole, European Mole)

Interactions where Talpa europaea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of overwintering adult UK/Ireland Chrysolina graminis Tansy Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european mole Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina graminis/Chrysolina graministansy beetleoverwinteringadult
is predator of diapausing pupa UK/Ireland Chrysolina graminis Tansy Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european mole Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina graminis/Chrysolina graministansy beetlediapausingpupa

Interactions where Talpa europaea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Major Echinonyssus talpae Mole Mite Mesostigmata: Laelapidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Laelapidae/Echinonyssus talpae/Echinonyssus talpaemole mite Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european moleMajor sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Major Hystrichopsylla talpae ssp talpae Mole Flea Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Hystrichopsyllidae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpaemole flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european moleMajor sucks the blood of
blood plasma blood plasma is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Trypanosoma talpae a trypanosome The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trypanosoma talpae/Trypanosoma talpaea trypanosome Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european moleblood plasma endoparasitises blood plasma
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Cyclospora Caryolytica a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Cyclospora caryolytica/Cyclospora caryolyticaa sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european moleintestine endoparasitises intestine
nest nest dung may support fruitbody Major Hebeloma radicosum Rooting Poisonpie Agaricales: Cortinariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Hebeloma radicosum/Hebeloma radicosumrooting poisonpiefruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european molenestMajor fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of nest
rectum rectum is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Cyclospora Caryolytica a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Cyclospora caryolytica/Cyclospora caryolyticaa sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european molerectum endoparasitises rectum
red blood cells red blood cells is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Elleipsisoma talpae a protozoan The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Elleipsisoma talpae/Elleipsisoma talpaea protozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Talpidae/Talpa europaea/Talpa europaeamole, european molered blood cells endoparasitises red blood cells

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTalpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
FamilyTALPIDAE (moles)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
du Feu, G. 2008 Moles have a high level of haemoglobin… Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 425
Stone, D. 1986 Moles 20pp, The Mammal Society

Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19 images of Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
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