en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpidae
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The family is divided into three subfamilies, 19 genera and 59 species.
The species total is outdated. The ASM Mammal Diversity Database currently recognizes 75 living talpid species, not 59.
Full reasoning
The 59-species total is no longer correct.
The American Society of Mammalogists' Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) describes itself as a resource that tracks the latest taxonomic changes to mammals and is updated through regular releases. On its current Talpidae family page, it lists the currently recognized species counts for each talpid genus: Condylura 1, Desmana 1, Galemys 1, Alpiscaptulus 1, Parascalops 1, Scapanulus 1, Scalopus 1, Scapanus 5, Euroscaptor 11, Mogera 10, Oreoscaptor 1, Parascaptor 1, Scaptochirus 1, Talpa 16, Scaptonyx 3, Dymecodon 1, Neurotrichus 1, Urotrichus 1, and Uropsilus 17.
Summing those current genus totals gives 75 living species, not 59. So this sentence's species count is outdated, even though the genus count of 19 still matches the current MDD page.
2 sources
- ASM Mammal Diversity Database
Track the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct species and higher taxa of mammals... Current version: v2.5, released July 28, 2026.
- Talpidae Family | Mammal Diversity Database
Genus Condylura · 1 ... Genus Scapanus · 5 ... Genus Euroscaptor · 11 ... Genus Mogera · 10 ... Genus Talpa · 16 ... Genus Scaptonyx · 3 ... Genus Uropsilus · 17.