Subfamily

Talpinae (Old world moles and desmans)

Neurotrichus gibbsii. Photo: (c) Mario Balitbit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The family Talpidae includes the moles, shrew moles, desmans, and other intermediate forms of small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean animals; shrew moles and shrew-like moles somewhat less so; and desmans, while basically aquatic, excavate dry sleeping chambers; whilst the quite unique star-nosed mole is equally adept in the water and underground. Talpids are found across the Northern Hemisphere and southern Asia, Europe,…

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Subtaxa

Tribe: Neurotrichini (American shrewmoles)

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