Talpinae

• Condylurini
• Desmanini
• Scalopini
• Talpini
• Urotrichini
• European Mole Talpa europaea

  

  This stocky mole digs tunnels underground and searches for earthworms and other food in the soil.

• Russian Desman Desmana moschata

  The Russian desman is a mole relative that lives by water. It has a flexible snout and fully webbed hind feet.

• Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata

  A mole of eastern North American wetlands and watersides that searches for prey with its star-shaped nose.

• Pyrenean Desman Galemys pyrenaicus

  The Pyrenean desman is a small mammal of mountain streams. It uses its long, mobile snout to find small aquatic animals on the streambed.

• Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus

  The eastern mole digs underground tunnels and feeds on earthworms and beetle larvae. Its broad front feet are adapted for digging.

• Broad-footed Mole Scapanus latimanus

  The broad-footed mole is a burrowing mole of the western United States and northern Mexico. Its coat ranges from dark brown to silvery gray.

• American Shrew Mole Neurotrichus gibbsii

  The American shrew mole has tiny eyes and a flat, elongated nose. It digs shallow tunnels beneath leaf litter and sometimes climbs low bushes above ground.

• Coast Mole Scapanus orarius

  The coast mole lives in underground tunnels. It has large, spade-shaped forefeet for digging and velvety dark-gray fur.

• Roman Mole Talpa romana

  The Roman mole digs underground tunnels with broad forefeet shaped for moving soil. It occurs in central and southern Italy and eats earthworms and insect larvae.

• Kano's Mole Mogera kanoana

  Kano's mole occurs in Taiwan. A revision describes broadleaf forest as its main habitat and records tunnels along mountain trails as well as mounds and surface tunnels in gardens, fields and lawns.