Desmana

Desmana is a genus of mole that contains a single living species, the Russian desman (Desmana moschata). A number of fossil species are known from throughout Eurasia.

Desmana
Temporal range: Early Pliocene – Recent
Russian desman (Desmana moschata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Tribe: Desmanini
Genus: Desmana
Güldenstädt, 1777
Type species
Desmana moschata
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
  • Desmana moschata
  • †Desmana inflata
  • †Desmana kowalskae
  • †Desmana marci
  • †Desmana nehringi
  • †Desmana thermalis
  • †Desmana verestchagini

The oldest species is Desmana marci from the earliest Pliocene of Spain.[1] It was probably derived from earlier moles of the genus Archaeodesmana. D. marci likely gave rise to D. verestchagini, who may have given rise to younger species such as the living desman.[2]

References
  1. Minwer-Barakat, R. (2020). "Early Pliocene Desmaninae (Mammalia, Talpidae) from Southern Spain and the Origin of the Genus Desmana". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (5). doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1835936.
  2. Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletins: Special publication – Volumes 4–5. Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletins. 1985. p. 105.
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