- desmans) who are
small insectivorous mammals of the
order Eulipotyphla.
Talpids are all
digging animals to
various degrees:
moles are
completely subterranean...
- Eulipotyphla. A
member of this
family is
called a
talpid and the
family includes moles,
shrew moles, and desmans.
Talpids are
found in
North America, Europe, and...
- that the
astragalus was not
talpid and more
likely came from a rodent. The
astragalus is
about 4.5 mm long,
broad for a
talpid, and has the head oriented...
-
Solenodontidae are
thought to have
separated roughly 57 Ma ago.
Split times for
talpids vs.
soricids plus erinaceids, and for
soricids vs. erinaceids, have been...
-
often contains a
small bone
known as the os ****oridis. Many
species of
talpid moles exhibit peniform ****orises that are
tunneled by the
urethra and are...
- gunningi) As marsupials,
these moles are even more
distantly related to true
talpid moles than
golden moles are, both of
which belong to the Eutheria, or placental...
-
greater ecological dependence on low
frequency auditory cues than seen in
Talpid moles.
Golden moles share a
number of features,
varying by species, seldom...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 203
species Endangered (EN): 505
species Vulnerable (VU): 536
species Near threatened...
- appearance, and, presumably,
ecological habits, they are
nevertheless talpids and
considered true moles, as they
share a full
zygomatic arch with all...
- malleus, a
feature shared with
Scaptochirus but not
found in any
other talpid genera. It
lacks a
tensor tympani muscle,
possess complete bullae, and has...
