Talpinae

The subfamily Talpinae, sometimes called "Old World moles" or "Old World moles and relatives", is one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae, or New World moles, and the Uropsilinae, or shrew-like moles.

These mammals in the order Eulipotyphla mainly live under ground. The species in this group are all found in Eurasia, except Neurotrichus gibbsii. Most species have front paws specialized for tunneling which are clawed and face outwards from the body. They mainly eat insects and other small invertebrates.

Taxonomy

Although most systems recognize this subfamily as monophyletic, some studies indicate that it as currently defined is paraphyletic with respect to the Scalopinae, with Desmanini being the most basal member, then a clade comprising Neurotrichini, Scaptonychini, and Urotrichini, then the Condylurini (otherwise classified in the Scalopinae), and then Talpini and Scalopini being sister groups to one another.

The list of species is:

• Subfamily Talpinae Tribe Desmanini Genus Desmana Russian desman, Desmana moschata Genus Galemys Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus Tribe Neurotrichini Genus Neurotrichus American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii Tribe Scaptonychini Genus Scaptonyx Long-tailed mole, Scaptonyx fusicauda Tribe Talpini Genus Euroscaptor Greater Chinese mole, E. grandis Kloss's mole, E. klossi Kuznetsov's mole, E. kuznetsovi Long-nosed mole, E. longirostris Malaysian mole, E. malayanus Himalayan mole, E. micrurus Ngoc Linh mole, E. ngoclinhensis Orlov's mole, E. orlovi Small-toothed mole, E. parvidens Vietnamese mole, E. subanura Genus Mogera Echigo mole, M. etigo Small Japanese mole, M. imaizumii Insular mole, M. insularis Kano's mole, M. kanoana La Touche's mole, M. latouchei Ussuri mole, M. robusta Sado mole, M. tokudae Senkaku mole, M. uchidai Japanese mole, M. wogura Genus Oreoscaptor Japanese mountain mole, O. mizura Genus Parascaptor White-tailed mole, P. leucura Genus Scaptochirus - China Short-faced mole, S. moschatus Genus Talpa Altai mole, T. altaica Aquitanian mole, T. aquitania Blind mole, T. caeca Caucasian mole, T. caucasica Père David's mole, T. davidiana European mole, T. europaea Levant mole, T. levantis Martino's mole, T. martinorum Spanish mole, T. occidentalis Ognev's mole, T. ognevi Roman mole, T. romana Balkan mole, T. stankovici Talysch mole, T. talyschensis Tribe Urotrichini Genus Dymecodon True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris Genus Urotrichus Japanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides

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