Talpinae

See species list The Talpinae are one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Desmans or Desmaninae and the Shrew moles or Uropsilinae.

These mammals in the order Insectivora mainly live under ground. This subfamily includes all moles found in North America; other species in this group are found in Europe and Asia. 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:

• Genus Condylura
  • Star-nosed Mole (C. cristata)
• Genus Euroscaptor
  • Greater Chinese Mole (E. 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)
• Genus Mogera
  • Echigo Mole (M. etigo)
  • Insular Mole (M. insularis)
  • Kobe Mole (M. kobeae)
  • Small Japanese Mole (M. minor)
  • Greater Mole (M. robusta)
  • Sado Mole (M. tokudae)
  • Japanese Mole (M. wogura)
• Genus Nesoscaptor
  • Ryukyu Mole (N. uchidai)
• Genus Neurotrichus
  • American Shrew Mole (N. gibbsii)
• Genus Parascalops
  • Hairy-tailed Mole or Brewer's Mole (P. breweri)
• Genus Parascaptor
  • White-tailed Mole (P. leucura)
• Genus Scalopus
  • Eastern Mole or Common Mole (S. aquaticus)
• Genus Scapanulus
  • Gansu Mole (S. oweni)
• Genus Scapanus (Western moles )
  • Broad-footed Mole (S. latimanus)
  • Coast Mole or Pacific Mole (S. orarius)
  • Townsend's Mole (S. townsendii)
• Genus Scaptochirus
  • Short-faced Mole (S. moschatus)
• Genus Scaptonyx
  • Long-tailed Mole (S. fusicaudus)
• Genus Talpa (Eurasian moles )
  • Siberian Mole (T. altaica)
  • Mediterranean Mole (T. caeca)
  • Caucasian Mole (T. caucasica)
  • European Mole (T. europaea)
  • Levant Mole (T. levantis)
  • Iberian Mole (T. occidentalis)
  • Roman Mole (T. romana)
  • Balkan Mole (T. stankovici)
  • Persian Mole (T. streeti)
• Genus Urotrichus (Japanese shrew moles )
  • Lesser Japanese Shrew Mole (U. pilirostris)
  • Greater Japanese Shrew Mole (U. talpoides)

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