Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910 see Suborder Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910
       Family Talpidae Batsch, 1788 - moles, shrew moles and desmans
         Subfamily Talpinae Batsch, 1788 - moles
           Tribe Desmanini Thomas, 1912
             Genus Desmana Güldenstaedt, 1777 - Russian desman
               1 Desmana moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Russian desman