Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Insectivora Bowdich, 1821 - insectivores see Superorder Insectivora Bowdich, 1821 Family Talpidae Batsch, 1788 - moles, shrew moles and desmans Subfamily Talpinae Batsch, 1788 - moles Genus Talpa Linnaeus, 1758 - Old World moles Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 - European mole