Euroscaptor klossi
(O. Thomas, 1929)
Kloss's Mole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Talpidae |
| Subfamily | : Talpinae |
| Tribe | : Talpini |
| Genus | : Euroscaptor |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1929-02-01. A new mole from Western Siam. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)3(14):206-207.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932908672961Original name as described
Talpa klossi
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1928.5.3.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a956560f-2e8a-477b-99fe-10a7814509baType locality
"Hue Nya Pla, 10 miles [= 16 km] N.W. of Raheng, [Thailand]. Altitude 2500 feet [= 762 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Thailand · Laos
Taxonomy notes
previously included E. malayanus
Taxonomy notes citation
Kawada, S. I., Yasuda, M., Shinohara, A., & Lim, B. L. (2008). Redescription of the Malaysian Mole as to be a true species, Euroscaptor malayana (Insectivora, Talpidae). Memoirs of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 45, 65-74.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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