Biology:Himalayan mole

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Short description: Species of mammal

Himalayan mole
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Euroscaptor
Species:
E. micrurus
Binomial name
Euroscaptor micrurus
(Hodgson, 1841)
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Himalayan mole range
Synonyms

Euroscaptor micrura

The Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrurus),[2] also known as the eastern mole[3] is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

Behaviour and habitat

Himalayn mole is nocturnal and solitary in nature and lives in a hole.[3] It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China , India , Malaysia, and Nepal. In Bangladesh, it was found from Lawachara National Park in 1980 and 2011. In March 2017, an individual was found in a tea-garden in Sreemangal Upazila, Bangladesh.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1770493 entry