Talpidae
- Talpinae
- Achlyoscapter
- Desmanella
- Desmanodon
- Domninoides
- Eotalpa
- Geotrypus
- Hugueneya
- Leptoscaptor
- Magnatalpa
- Mongolopala
- Mongoloscapter
- 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.