Talpinae
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The subfamily Talpinae is one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae and Uropsilinae.
These mammals in the order Soricomorpha mainly live under ground. This subfamily includes many of the 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:
- Subfamily Talpinae
- Tribe Desmanini
- Tribe Neurotrichini
- Tribe Scaptonychini
- Genus Scaptonyx
- Long-tailed Mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudus
- Genus Scaptonyx
- Tribe Talpini
- Genus Euroscaptor
- Greater Chinese Mole, Euroscaptor grandis
- Kloss's Mole, Euroscaptor klossi
- Long-nosed Mole, Euroscaptor longirostris
- Himalayan Mole, Euroscaptor micrura
- Japanese Mountain Mole, Euroscaptor mizura
- Small-toothed Mole, Euroscaptor parvidens
- 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
- Genus Euroscaptor
- Tribe Urotrichini
- Genus Dymecodon
- True's Shrew Mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
- Genus Urotrichus
- Japanese Shrew Mole, Urotrichus talpoides
- Genus Dymecodon
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 302-310. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
