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Talpinae
	Russian Desman (Desmana moschata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Soricomorpha;
Family:	Talpidae;
Subfamily:	Talpinae; G. Fischer, 1814
Genera
	See species list

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 Soricomorpha 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.

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
    - Shrew-mole Neurotrichus gibbsii
- Tribe Scaptonychini
  - Genus Scaptonyx
    - Long-tailed Mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudus
- Tribe Talpini
  - Genus Euroscaptor
  - Genus Mogera
    - Small Japanese Mole, Mogera imaizumii
    - Insular Mole, Mogera insularis
    - Sado Mole, Mogera tokudae
    - Senkaku Mole, Mogera uchidai
    - Japanese Mole, Mogera wogura
  - Genus Parascaptor
    - White-tailed Mole, Parascaptor leucura
  - Genus Scaptochirus
    - Short-faced Mole, Scaptochirus moschatus
  - Genus Talpa
    - Altai Mole, Talpa altaica
    - Blind Mole, Talpa caeca
    - Caucasian Mole, Talpa caucasica
    - European Mole, Talpa europaea
    - Père David's Mole, Talpa davidiana
    - Levant Mole, Talpa levantis
    - Spanish Mole, Talpa occidentalis
    - Roman Mole, Talpa romana
    - Balkan Mole, Talpa stankovici
- Tribe Urotrichini
  - Genus Dymecodon
    - True's Shrew Mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
  - Genus Urotrichus
    - Japanese Shrew Mole, Urotrichus talpoides

[edit] References

^ Hutterer, Rainer (November 16, 2005). Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 302-310. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.

[edit] External links

ADW - Talpinae

[msw3-0] Hutterer, Rainer (November 16, 2005). Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 302-310. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.

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