| Condylura | |
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| Star-nosed mole(Condylura cristata) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Subfamily: | Scalopinae |
| Tribe: | Condylurini Gill, 1875 |
| Genus: | Condylura Illiger, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Sorex cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Condylura is agenus of moles that contains a single extant species, thestar-nosed mole(Condylura cristata) endemic to the northern parts ofNorth America.[1] It is also the only living member of the tribeCondylurini.
While today endemic toNew World, fossil evidence suggests the genus was once much more widespread, with two named species (C. kowalskii andC izabellae) known from thePliocene ofPoland and an unnamed species from the MidMiocene ofKazakhstan.[2]
Condylura is classified along with other New World moles in the subfamilyScalopinae by most authorities; however, more recent studies suggest that it occupies a much more basal position inTalpidae, being sister to a clade comprising the fossil genusGeotrypus, all livingTalpinae, and allScalopini. The extinct genusEotalpa could potentially be a sister genus to it.[3]
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