Mole (animal)

   

Moles
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<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Scientific classification <tr><td>
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia <tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordata <tr><td>Class:<td>Mammalia <tr><td>Order:<td>Insectivora <tr><td>Family:<td>Talpidae </table> <tr><th bgcolor=pink>Genera <tr><td> Uropsilus
Desmana
Galemys
Talpa
Mogera
Parascaptor
Scaptochirus
Scaptonyx
Scapanulus
Urotrichus
Neurotrichus
Scalopus
Parascalops
Scapanus
Condylura </table> For other meanings, see Mole (disambiguation). Moles are a family (Talpidae) of mammals in the order Insectivora that live under ground, burrowing holes. They feed on small invertebrate animals living under ground. Moles are particularly disliked by gardeners and grounds-keepers whose lawns they ruin. There are also similar-looking but herbivorous rodents called mole-rats that enjoy a similar life-style and are commonly called "moles", although, unlike mole-rats, no species of true mole is known to be eusocial. A group of moles is called a labour. Many types of earth-burrowing machines take their names from moles.
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