Concise hierarchy
	(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Family) Talpidae
Subsequent positions
Current position
	Alternative positions
	
			Historical positions
			
				
					| Desmanini (Tribe) Thomas, 1912 | 
						Ref: 
							
								R. Hutterer, 2005: 303.
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						| Desmaninae (Subfamily) Mivart, 1871 | 
							Ref: 
								
									M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 283.
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							| Desmaninae (Subfamily) Mivart, 1871 | 
								Ref: 
									
										R. Hutterer, 1993: 124.
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								| Desmaninae (Subfamily) Mivart, 1871 | 
									Ref: 
										
											G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 38.
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									| Desmaninae (Subfamily) Mivart, 1871 | 
										Ref: 
											
												A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1023.
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										| Desmaninae (Subfamily) Mivart, 1871 | 
											Ref: 
												
													W. Fiedler et al., 1973: 617.
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