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Talpidae

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Also known as European moles

The family Talpidae () includes the true moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean animals; shrew moles and shrew-like moles somewhat less so; and desmans, while basically aquatic, excavate dry sleeping chambers; whilst the quite unique star-nosed mole is equally adept in the water and underground. Talpids are found across the Northern Hemisphere of Eurasia and North America (although none are found in Ireland nor in the Americas south of nor

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Talpidae is a family of mammals within the order Soricomorpha, also classified under Insectivora. The taxon belongs to the class Mammalia and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon identified as Eulipotyphla. The family was described by Fischer de Waldheim in 1817 and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Its status is accepted, and it has been documented in sources such as the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Members of this family feed on worms, chrysalis, and caterpillars. They inhabit freshwater environments and are utilized for biological pest control. The taxon has common names including Maulwürfe, Talpedoj, モグラ科, and ติ่ง.

Records for Talpidae are held by institutions such as USNM and CM, with occurrences noted in the United States and France. The family has 502,928 occurrence records and 417 records with 17 media items. It is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles Level 4 focus list and is referenced by 657 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Talpidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderSoricomorpha
  5. FamilyTalpidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded502,928

Les Talpidés (Talpidae) représentent une famille de mammifères de l'ordre des Soricomorpha qui était traditionnellement classée dans l'ordre des Insectivora. Ce groupe comprend des fouisseurs, des coureurs et des espèces aquatiques insectivores. La famille des Talpidés est divisée en plusieurs sous-familles et autres rangs inférieurs dont la composition est encore controversée au début du XXIe siècle, malgré les avancées des études génétiques [1]. Sommaire 1 Classification 1.1 Liste des sous-familles 1.2 Liste des sous-familles, tribus, genres et espèces 2 Voir aussi 2.1 Liens externes 3 Notes et références Classification Cette famille a été décrite pour la première fois en 1817 par le naturaliste saxon devenu sujet russe Johann Fischer von Waldheim (1771-1853). Ce taxon est issu du latin talpa qui signifie « taupe »[2]. Traditionnellement, les espèces de cette famille sont classées dans l'ordre des Insectivora, un regroupement qui est progressivement abandonné au XXIe siècle[1]. Classification plus détaillée selon le Système d'information taxonomique intégré (SITI ou ITIS en anglais) : Règne : Animalia ; sous-règne : Bilateria ; infra-règne : Deuterostomia ; Embranchement : Chorda

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
417
With media
17
Family
Talpidae
Collections
USNM, CM
Recorded in
United States, France
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Eulipotyphla
Image
Talpa europaea MHNT.jpg
Has use
biological pest control
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Commons category
Talpidae
taxon name
Talpidae
taxon rank
family
Code of nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Commons gallery
Talpidae
taxon common name
Кроти
main food source
caterpillar
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Characteristics
  • Sex characteristics
  • Behavior
  • Classification
  • Unrelated mammals built like moles
  • Relationship with humans
  • See also
  • References

The family Talpidae () includes the true moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean animals; shrew moles and shrew-like moles somewhat less so; and desmans, while basically aquatic, excavate dry sleeping chambers; whilst the quite unique star-nosed mole is equally adept in the water and underground. Talpids are found across the Northern Hemisphere of Eurasia and North America (although none are found in Ireland nor in the Americas south of northern Mexico), and range as far south as the montane regions of tropical Southeast Asia.

The first talpids evolved from shrew-like animals which adapted to digging late in the Eocene in Europe. Eotalpa anglica is the oldest known mole, it was discovered in the Late Eocene deposits of Hampshire Basin, UK. The most primitive living talpids are believed to be the shrew-like moles, with other species having adapted further into the subterranean, and, in some cases, aquatic lifestyles.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Talpidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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