''Condylura'' is a genus of moles that contains a single extant species, the star-nosed mole ''(Condylura cristata)'' endemic to the northern parts of North America. It is also the only living member of the tribe Condylurini. While today endemic to

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, fossil evidence suggests the genus was once much more widespread, with two named species (''C. kowalskii'' and ''C izabellae'') known from the

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and an unnamed species from the Mid

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. ''Condylura'' is classified along with other New World moles in the subfamily Scalopinae by most authorities; however, more recent studies suggest that it occupies a much more basal position in Talpidae, being sister to a clade comprising the fossil genus '' Geotrypus'', all living Talpinae, and all Scalopini. The extinct genus '' Eotalpa'' could potentially be a sister genus to it.

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