Editing Talpinae (section)

{{Short description|Subfamily of mammals}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Desmana moschata MHNT.INS.10.jpg
| image_caption = [[Russian desman]] (''Desmana moschata'')
| taxon = Talpinae
| authority = [[Johann Fischer von Waldheim|G. Fischer]], 1814
| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
| subdivision = 
''See species list''
}}

The [[subfamily (biology)|subfamily]] '''Talpinae''',<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Hutterer | pages = 302-310}}</ref> sometimes called "Old World moles" or "Old World moles and relatives", is one of three subfamilies of the [[mole (animal)|mole]] family [[Talpidae]], the others being the [[Scalopinae]], or New World moles, and the [[Uropsilinae]], or shrew-like moles.

These mammals in the order [[Eulipotyphla]] 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.