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 Talpinae
Tribe Desmanini
Genus Desmana
Russian desman, Desmana moschata
Genus Galemys
Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus
Tribe Neurotrichini
Genus Neurotrichus
Shrew-mole Neurotrichus gibbsii
Tribe Scaptonychini
Genus Scaptonyx
Long-tailed mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudus
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
Euroscaptor subanura
Genus Mogera
Echigo mole (Mogera etigo)
Small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii
Insular mole (Mogera insularis)
Kano mole, Mogera kanoana
Kobe mole (Mogera kobeae)
Large mole (Mogera robusta)
Sado mole (Mogera tokudae)
Japanese mole (Mogera wogura)
Senkaku mole (Mogera uchidai)
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
Tribe Urotrichini
Genus Dymecodon
True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
Genus Urotrichus
Japanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides