Talpinae
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 Russian Desman (Desmana moschata)
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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
- Tribe Talpini
- Genus Euroscaptor
- 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
- Genus Scaptochirus
- Genus Talpa
- Tribe Urotrichini
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). 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.
