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Classification
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Kingdom
Animalia
animals
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Phylum
Chordata
chordates
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Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
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Class
Mammalia
mammals
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Order
Soricomorpha
insectivores
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Family
Talpidae
desmans, moles, and relatives
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Tribe
Desmanini
desmans
Related Taxa
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Species
Desmana moschata
Russian desman
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Species
Galemys pyrenaicus
Pyrenean desman
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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