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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod Minchin

Two new kinds of mole discovered in mountains of Turkey

Scientists have identified two types of mole which they believe have been living undiscovered in the mountains of eastern Turkey.

The new mole, named: Talpa hakkariensis and Talpa davidiana tatvanensis; belong to a familiar group of subterranean, invertebrate-eating mammals found across Europe and Western Asia.

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