MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Talpa davidiana

Accepted taxon: Talpa davidiana
Taxon:	Talpa davidiana
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	SORICOMORPHA \| Talpidae \| Talpinae \| Talpini \| Talpa
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Talpa davidiana.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Talpa davidiana.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Talpa davidiana.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Talpa davidiana.
Measurement	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass	g	6	-	6	-	34	40	43	4	Gündüz, İ…
Body Mass	g	5	-	-	5	41	46	53	5	Gündüz, İ…
breadth of braincase	mm	5	-	5	-	14	15	15	0	Gündüz, İ…
breadth of braincase	mm	4	-	-	4	14	15	15	0	Gündüz, İ…
condylobasal length	mm	5	-	5	-	29	30	30	1	Gündüz, İ…
condylobasal length	mm	4	-	-	4	29	30	31	1	Gündüz, İ…
Head and body length	mm	6	-	6	-	128	139	145	6	Gündüz, İ…
Head and body length	mm	5	-	-	5	136	141	145	3	Gündüz, İ…
height of braincase	mm	5	-	5	-	9	9	9	0	Gündüz, İ…
height of braincase	mm	4	-	-	4	8	9	9	0	Gündüz, İ…
Hind foot length	mm	6	-	6	-	15	17	18	1	Gündüz, İ…
Hind foot length	mm	5	-	-	5	16	17	18	1	Gündüz, İ…
maxillary tooth row	mm	5	-	5	-	12	13	13	0	Gündüz, İ…
maxillary tooth row	mm	4	-	-	4	12	13	13	1	Gündüz, İ…
Tail length	mm	6	-	6	-	16	17	18	1	Gündüz, İ…
Tail length	mm	5	-	-	5	16	17	18	1	Gündüz, İ…
Body Mass	g	2	-	2	-	47	47	48	1	Gündüz, İ…
Body Mass	g	1	-	-	1	-	45	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
breadth of braincase	mm	3	-	3	-	15	15	15	0	Gündüz, İ…
breadth of braincase	mm	1	-	-	1	-	15	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
condylobasal length	mm	3	-	3	-	30	30	31	1	Gündüz, İ…
condylobasal length	mm	1	-	-	1	-	31	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
Head and body length	mm	2	-	2	-	148	151	153	4	Gündüz, İ…
Head and body length	mm	1	-	-	1	-	137	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
height of braincase	mm	3	-	3	-	9	9	9	0	Gündüz, İ…
height of braincase	mm	1	-	-	1	-	10	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
Hind foot length	mm	2	-	2	-	17	18	18	1	Gündüz, İ…
Hind foot length	mm	1	-	-	1	-	19	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
maxillary tooth row	mm	3	-	3	-	13	13	13	0	Gündüz, İ…
maxillary tooth row	mm	1	-	-	1	-	13	-	-	Gündüz, İ…
Tail length	mm	2	-	2	-	18	19	19	1	Gündüz, İ…
Tail length	mm	1	-	-	1	-	17	-	-	Gündüz, İ…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Talpa davidiana.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Talpa davidiana davidiana	Gündüz, İ., Demirtaş, S., Silsüpür, M., Özmen, M., Polly, P.D. and Bilton, D.T., 2023. Notes from the Anatolian underground: two new mole taxa from Eastern Turkey, together with a revised phylogeny of the genus Talpa (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Talpidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad049.	64: Genus, Subspecies = Master genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Talpa davidiana tatvanensis	Gündüz, İ., Demirtaş, S., Silsüpür, M., Özmen, M., Polly, P.D. and Bilton, D.T., 2023. Notes from the Anatolian underground: two new mole taxa from Eastern Turkey, together with a revised phylogeny of the genus Talpa (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Talpidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad049.	205: Subspecies	Verified - Accepted

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