''Rzebikia'' is an extinct genus of mole from the
Plio-Pleistocene
The Plio-Pleistocene is an informally described geological pseudo-period, which begins about 5 million years ago (Mya) and, drawing forward, combines the time ranges of the formally defined Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs—marking from about 5& ...
of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
. It is closely related to the
American shrew-mole ''(Neurotrichus gibbsi)'' and had formerly been placed in the same genus.
Taxonomy
Two species are assigned to this genus, though both were originally described as belonging to the genus ''
Neurotrichus''. ''Rzebikia polonica'' and ''Rzebikia skoczeni''. ''R. polonica'' was described in 1980 while ''R. skoczeni'' was described in 2004, originally under the name ''Neurotrichus minor'', though it was found to be preoccupied by a subspecies of American shrew-mole. In 2014, the two species were moved out of ''Neurotrichus'' into their current genus.
References
Pliocene mammals of Europe
Pleistocene mammals of Europe
Extinct mammals of Europe
Talpidae
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