Talpa stankovici

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Talpidae
Subfamilia: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Talpa
Species: Talpa stankovici
Subspecies (2): T. s. montenegrina – T. s. stankovici

Name

Talpa stankovici Martino & Martino, 1931

• Holotype: ZISP 537 Martino Collection, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by V. and E. Martino on 26 August 1928.
• Type locality: “Magarevo Mts., Pelister, S Serbia (Macedonia). Alt. 1000m”.

Combinations

• Talpa romana stankovici Martino & Martino, 1931: 53 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Talpa stankovici: Filippucci, Nascetti, Capanna & Bullini, 1987: 495 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Native distribution areas

• Albania
• Greece (including Corfu Island)
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia

References

Primary references

• Martino, V. & Martino, E. 1931. A new form of mole from Jugoslavia. Journal of Mammalogy 12(1): 53. DOI: 10.2307/1373805Reference page. 
• Filippucci, M.G., Nascetti, G., Capanna, E. & Bullini, L. 1987. Allozyme Variation and Systematics of European Moles of the Genus Talpa (Mammalia, Insectivora). Journal of Mammalogy 68(3): 487–499. DOI: 10.2307/1381585 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Corti, M. & Loy, A. 1987. Morphometric divergence in southern European moles (Insectívora, Talpidae). Bolletino di zoologia 54(2): 187–191. DOI: 10.1080/11250008709355580 Reference page. 
• Kryštufek, B. 1987. Skull variability of Talpa romana stankovici from Macedonia. Acta Theriologica 32(28): 463–474.
• Niethammer, J. 1990. Talpa stankovici V. et E. Martino, 1931 — Balkan-Maulwurf. pp. 141–144 in Niethammer, J. & Krapp, F. (eds.). Handbuch der Säugetiere Europas: Band 3/I, Insektenfresser – Insectivora, Herrentiere – Primates. AULA Verlag: Wiesbaden.
• Kryštufek, B. 1994. The taxonomy of blind moles (Talpa caeca and T. stankovici, Insectivora, Mammalia) from south-eastern Europe. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 45(1): 1–16. BHL

Links

• Talpa stankovici in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Vohralík, V. & Kryštufek, B. 2016. IUCN: Talpa stankovici  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41485A2953771. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41485A2953771.en Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Balkan-Maulwurf
English: Balkan Mole
français: Taupe des Balkans
magyar: Balkáni vakond
日本語: ギリシャモグラ