Himalayan mole
Himalayan mole | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Euroscaptor |
Species: | E. micrurus
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Binomial name | |
Euroscaptor micrurus (Hodgson, 1841)
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Himalayan mole range (erroneously includes E. malayanus) | |
Synonyms | |
Euroscaptor micrura |
The Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrurus) or short-tailed mole[2] is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.
Taxonomy[]
The Malaysian mole (E. malayanus) of peninsular Malaysia was sometimes (erroneously) considered to be a population of the Himalayan mole accidentally introduced to the Cameron Highlands in the soil of tea imported from Darjeeling, due to its highly disjunct range from any other mole species and it mostly being found around tea plantations. However, genetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species endemic to Malaysia.[3]
Behaviour and habitat[]
The Himalayan mole is nocturnal and solitary in nature and lives in a burrow.[4] 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.[4]
References[]
- ^ Molur, S. (2016). "Euroscaptor micrura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41462A22320005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41462A22320005.en.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Kawada, S.; Yasuda, M.; Shinohara, A.; Lim, B. (2008). "Redescription of the Malaysian Mole as to be a True Species, Euroscaptor malayana (Insectivora, Talpidae)(Biodiversity Inventory in the Western Pacific Region II. Indonesia and Malaysia)". undefined.
- ^ a b "শ্রীমঙ্গলে বিরল প্রাণী 'অন্ধ মূষিক' উদ্ধার" [Rare animal, 'Andha Mushik', found in Sreemangal] (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- Molur, S. (2016). "Euroscaptor micrura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41462A22320005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41462A22320005.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Malayan Mole[permanent dead link]
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Euroscaptor micrura | |
Talpa micrura |
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