The subfamily Talpinae, sometimes called "Old World moles" or "Old World moles and relatives", is one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae, or New World moles, and the Uropsilinae, or shrew-like moles.
These mammals in the order Soricomorpha mainly live under ground. The species in this group are all found in Eurasia, except Neurotrichus gibbsii. 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 TalpinaeTribe DesmaniniGenus DesmanaRussian desman, Desmana moschataGenus GalemysPyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicusTribe NeurotrichiniGenus NeurotrichusShrew-mole Neurotrichus gibbsiiTribe ScaptonychiniGenus ScaptonyxLong-tailed mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudusTribe TalpiniGenus EuroscaptorGreater Chinese mole, Euroscaptor grandisKloss's mole, Euroscaptor klossiLong-nosed mole, Euroscaptor longirostrisHimalayan mole, Euroscaptor micruraJapanese mountain mole, Euroscaptor mizuraSmall-toothed mole, Euroscaptor parvidensEuroscaptor subanuraGenus MogeraEchigo mole (Mogera etigo)Small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumiiInsular mole (Mogera insularis)Kano mole, Mogera kanoanaKobe mole (Mogera kobeae)Large mole (Mogera robusta)Sado mole (Mogera tokudae)Japanese mole (Mogera wogura)Senkaku mole (Mogera uchidai)Genus ParascaptorWhite-tailed mole, Parascaptor leucuraGenus ScaptochirusShort-faced mole, Scaptochirus moschatusGenus TalpaAltai mole, Talpa altaicaBlind mole, Talpa caecaCaucasian mole, Talpa caucasicaEuropean mole, Talpa europaeaPère David's mole, Talpa davidianaLevant mole, Talpa levantisSpanish mole, Talpa occidentalisRoman mole, Talpa romanaBalkan mole, Talpa stankoviciTribe UrotrichiniGenus DymecodonTrue's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostrisGenus UrotrichusJapanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides
