Subfamily

Talpinae (Old world moles and desmans)

Neurotrichus gibbsii. Photo: (c) bholthus1021, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Eulipotyphla (Shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and allies)
        Family: Talpidae (Moles and desmans)
        Subfamily: Talpinae (Old world moles and desmans)
        Tribe: Neurotrichini (American shrewmoles) (1)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Neurotrichini (American shrewmoles)

Subfamily

Talpinae (Old world moles and desmans)

Subtaxa

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