Moles are part of the Talpidae family. This family includes shrews and desmans as well. Moles are native to Europe, North America, and Asia. There are also two types of mole-like animals from southern Africa (golden moles) and Australia (marsupial moles), but they are completely unrelated to "true" moles.
There are forty-two species of moles in the Talpidae family. Of these, only seven species live in the United States. These seven species are the
Broad-footed mole
Coast mole
Eastern mole
Hairy-tailed mole
Shrew mole
Star-nosed mole
Townsend's mole
The eastern mole is the most widespread of all U.S. mole species. The star-nosed mole is extremely common along the east coast of the country. The shrew mole is the most common mole out west.