Scaptonyx fusicauda

A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871

Northern Long-tailed Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Scaptonychini
Genus : Scaptonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

David, A. 1871. Rapport adressé à MM. les professeurs-administrateurs du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle (1)7(Bulletin):75-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Original name as described

Scaptonyx fusicauda

Other common names

Long-tailed Mole

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-87A

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-87a

Type locality

"frontières du Kokonoor [= border of Qinghai]," China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. affinis; generally spelt 'fuscicaudus', but this spelling has been changed to the original spelling because it is an invariable noun

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2018. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 8. Insectivores, Colugos, and Sloths. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. · Song, W.-y., Chen, Z.-z., Li, Q., Hu, W.-h., Zhou, H.-W., Xie, M.-R., Li, X.-y. and Jiang, X.-l. 2025-03-15. Taxonomic revision of the Long-tailed Mole (Talpidae: Scaptonyx) with description of a new species from the Gaoligong Mountains. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004311

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.

Scaptonyx fusicauda

A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871

Family

Talpidae

Root name

fusicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1871-87A

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1871-87a

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. Song, Chen, Li, Hu, Zhou, Xie, Li & Jiang (2025:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69447)

Scaptonyx fusicaudatus

A. Milne-Edwards, 1872

Family

Talpidae

Root name

fusicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524354

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Milne-Edwards (1872:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62816)
  2. Anthony (1941:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  3. Hutchison (1974:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3494)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scaptonyx fusicaudus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Talpidae

Root name

fusicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hutterer (1993:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  4. Hutterer (2005:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41477/22322866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scaptonyx fusicaudus fusicaudus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Talpidae

Root name

fusicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

326

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Scaptonyx fusicauda fusicauda

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Talpidae

Root name

fusicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

601

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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