Galemys
{{Short description|Genus of mammals}}
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| fossil_range = Early Pliocene - Recent
| image = Galemys pyrenaicus 03 by-dpc.jpg
| image_caption = Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
| taxon = Galemys
| authority = Kaup, 1829
| type_species = Mygale pyrenaica{{MSW3|heading=Genus Galemys|id=13700679}}
| type_species_authority = Geoffroy, 1811
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
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Galemys is a genus of mole containing the living Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) and several fossil species.{{cite web |title=Galemys |url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id20545/ |website=Biolib}}
Many of these extinct species were far more widespread than the living species; for example, the Early Pleistocene Galemys kormosi was found in freshwater habitats throughout much of Europe, including the British Isles.{{cite book |last1=Queiroz |first1=Ana Isabel |title=Status and Conservation of Desmaninae in Europe: Issues 18-76 |date=1996 |publisher=Council of Europe Publishing |page=9}} Galemys probably evolved in the Early Pliocene from a species in the extinct genus Archaeodesmana.
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