Parascalops breweri

(Bachman, 1841)

Hairy-tailed Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Scalopinae
Tribe : Scalopini
Genus : Parascalops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1:41.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490469

Original name as described

Scalops Breweri

Other common names

Brewer's Mole

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Martha's Vineyard, an Island on the coast of New England," Massachusetts, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(ME,MA,CT,NH,VT,NY,NJ,PA,MD,OH,WV,VA,KY,TN,NC,SC,GA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004301

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Scalops Breweri

(Bachman, 1841)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

breweri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490469

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Talpa reposta

(LeConte, 1853)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

repostus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779863

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Condylura longicaudata

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

longicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207594

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Lesson (1842:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Scapanus Breweri

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

breweri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306400

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:606, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Parascalops breweri

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Talpidae

Root name

breweri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41469/115188181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Talpa caudata

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

caudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966302

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa longicaudata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

longicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872915

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa Longicauda

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230090

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Talpa americana

(W. Bartram in Harlan, 1825)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3194267

Authority publication

Philadelphia

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