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desman

An insectivore of the mole family (2 species), native to the Pyrenees and W Asia; red-brown; long mobile snout; webbed hind feet; long tail flattened from side to side; lives in streams and pools; eats aquatic animals.

iDesmaninae

Desmana moschata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Insectivora
Family: Talpidae
Subfamily: Desmaninae
Genera

See species list

The Desmans or Desmaninae are one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being Talpinae and Uropsilinae.

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