Family Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 (mole)
Alternative spelling: Talpini
Synonym: Myaladae Gray 1822
Parent taxon: Lipotyphla according to R. J. Asher et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Carnilestes, Erinaceidae, Geolabididae, Solenodontidae
Subtaxa: Achlyoscapter, Anomodon, Asthenoscapter, Chrysochlorina, Condylura, Desmaninae, Desmanodon, Eotalpa, Galeospalax, Hesperoscalops, Hugueneya, Hyporyssus, Lemoynea, Mogera, Mongolopala, Mystipterus, Neurotrichus, Oreotalpa, Parascalops, Proscalopinae, Quadrodens, Scalopus, Scapanoscapter, Scapanus, Scaptochirus, Scaptogale, Soricina, Talpa, Talpina, Talpinae, Tenrecina, Tupaina, Uropsilinae
Ecology: fossorial insectivore