What is Mole?
{{for|the unit of measurement|Mole (unit)}} {{Taxobox | name = Moles | image = Talpa europaea MHNT.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Eulipotyphla]] | subordo = [[Soricomorpha]] | familia = '''Talpidae'''}} '''Moles''' are small [[mammals]] [[adapted]] to a [[burrowing]] (under the ground) [[lifestyle]]. This lifestyle is called ''fossorial''. Moles are found in [[North America]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. They eat [[insect]]s, [[larva]]e or [[worm]]s. Moles have velvety, soft fur. They have powerful front paws so they can dig. A mole has an extra [[thumb]]. The family includes the [[shrew mole]]s and the [[desman]]s. There are three subfamilies, 17 [[genera]] and 46 [[species]] in total in this very common group of mammals. Moles have poor vision. The largest type of mole is the [[Russian desman]]. The smallest type of mole is the [[American shrew mole]]. == Related pages == * [[Marsupial mole]] [[Category:Soricomorphs]] {{biology-stub}}