Long-tailed mole

Long-tailed mole
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Scaptonychini
Van Valen, 1967
Genus: Scaptonyx
Milne-Edwards, 1872
Species:
S. fusicauda
Binomial name
Scaptonyx fusicauda
Long-tailed Mole range
Synonyms
  • Scaptonyx affinis Thomas, 1912
  • Scaptonyx fuscicaudus

The long-tailed mole (Scaptonyx fusicauda) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found in China, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Taxonomy

The species is the only species in the genus Scaptonyx and the tribe Scaptonychini. At least two subspecies are recognized in China: S. f. affinis occurs in Yunnan and Guizhou, S. f. fusicauda in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou.

Ecology

This mole is fully fossorial and spends its life underground. It has been found at relatively high elevations of 2,000-4,100 m and appears to prefer damp, coniferous montane forests.



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