| Euroscaptor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Euroscaptor |
| Species | |
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7 recognized species, see article. |
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Euroscaptor is a genus of mammal in the Talpidae family. Members are found in China, Japan and other countries of South and Southeast Asia. It contains the following eight species to date:
- Greater Chinese Mole (Euroscaptor grandis)
- Kloss's Mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
- Long-nosed Mole (Euroscaptor longirostris)
- Malaysian Mole (Euroscaptor malayana) [1]
- Himalayan Mole (Euroscaptor micrura)
- Japanese Mountain Mole (Euroscaptor mizura)
- Small-toothed Mole (Euroscaptor parvidens)
- Euroscaptor subanura [2]
References [edit]
- ^ Redescription of the Malaysian Mole as to be a true species Euroscaptor malayana
- ^ Kawada, S-I., et al. (2012). "A new species of mole of the genus Euroscaptor (Soricomorpha, Talpidae) from northern Vietnam". Journal of Mammalogy 93 (3): 839–850. doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-296.1.
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