European Mole
Talpa europaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderSoricomorpha
- FamilyTalpidae (Moles and Desmans)
- GenusTalpa (Eurasian Moles)
- SpeciesTalpa europaea (European Mole)
Closest Relatives at Tatra National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 7 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 13 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Mole in Tatra National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a European Mole sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Mole in Tatra National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for European Mole in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.