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Iberian mole

The Iberian mole is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. The moles live in a variety of moist soil habitats in the Iberian peninsula, including in cultivated areas. The females are hermaphroditic and slightly smaller than the males. Talpa occidentalis is considered of least concern by the IUCN.

Taxonomy
First described as a subspecies of Talpa caeca by Angel Cabrera in 1907, Miller shortly after identified it as a separate species based on the skull, and it was formally identified as Talpa occidentalis by Barrett-Hamilton in 1911. It was later again considered a subspecies by Niethammer in 1962, until reanalysis by Jiminzez et all in 1984 and Filipucci et al in 1987. == Description ==
Description
Adult males are slightly larger than females, at an average of and respectively. It is found in Spain and Portugal, primarily in the northwest. The breeding period is September to May, and pregnancy can occur from October to April. Like other species of the genus, females are hermaphroditic, with ovotestis. The prominence of the testicles as opposed to the ovary tissue decreases during the breeding season. ==References==
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