Long-nosed mole

The long-nosed mole (Euroscaptor longirostris) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to China, where it has a widespread distribution.[2]

Long-nosed mole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Euroscaptor
Species:
E. longirostris
Binomial name
Euroscaptor longirostris
Long-nosed mole range

Orlov's mole (E. orlovi) and Kuznetsov's mole (E. kuznetsovi), both of which range from southern China into northern Vietnam, were formerly considered populations of E. longirostris, but a 2016 described them as distinct species. The Yangtze River is thought to serve as the barrier separating E. longirostris from the two southern species, with E. longirostris only being found north of the Yangtze.[3]

References
  1. Smith, A.T. (2016). "Euroscaptor longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41461A22320106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41461A22320106.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. "Secrets of the Underground Vietnam: an Underestimated Species Diversity of Asian Moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor)". www.zin.ru. doi:10.31610/trudyzin/2016.320.2.193. Retrieved 2021-11-03.


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