Biology:Long-tailed mole
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Short description: Species of mammal
Long-tailed mole | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Scaptonyx fusicauda Milne-Edwards, 1872
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Long-tailed Mole range | |
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The long-tailed mole (Scaptonyx fusicauda)[2] 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.[3] At least two subspecies are recognized in China: S. f. affinis occurs in Yunnan and Guizhou, S. f. fusicauda in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou.[1]
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chiozza, F. (2016). "Scaptonyx fusicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41477A22322866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41477A22322866.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41477/22322866.
- ↑ "Explore the Database". https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1004311.
- ↑ "Oldstyle id: 27703c566f21eb943dbdb01d219c601f". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/27703c566f21eb943dbdb01d219c601f.
Wikidata ☰ Q786314 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed mole.
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