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.
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 fusicaudus
- * Tribe Talpini
- ** Genus Euroscaptor
- *** Greater Chinese mole, Euroscaptor grandis
- *** Kloss's mole, E. klossi
- *** Long-nosed mole, E. longirostris
- *** Himalayan mole, E. micrura
- *** Japanese mountain mole, E. mizura
- *** Small-toothed mole, E. parvidens
- *** Euroscaptor subanura
- ** Genus Mogera
- *** Echigo mole, Mogera etigo
- *** Small Japanese mole, M. imaizumii
- *** Insular mole, M. insularis
- *** Kano mole, M. kanoana
- *** Kobe mole, M. kobeae
- *** Large mole, M. robusta
- *** Sado mole, M. tokudae
- *** Japanese mole, M. wogura
- *** Senkaku mole, M. uchidai
- ** Genus Parascaptor
- *** White-tailed mole, Parascaptor leucura
- ** Genus Scaptochirus
- *** Short-faced mole, Scaptochirus moschatus
- ** Genus Talpa - eleven species, Europe and western Asia
- ***Altai mole, Talpa altaica
- ***Talpa aquitania
- ***Blind mole, T. caeca
- ***Caucasian mole, T. caucasica
- ***European mole, T. europaea
- ***Père David's mole, T. davidiana
- ***Levant mole, T. levantis
- ***Martino's mole, T. martinorum
- ***Spanish mole, T. occidentalis
- ***Roman mole, T. romana
- ***Balkan mole, T. stankovici
- * Tribe Urotrichini
- ** Genus Dymecodon
- *** True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
- ** Genus Urotrichus
- *** Japanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides