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/10.1080/00222932908672961

Original 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-10a7814509ba

Type 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004313

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.

Talpa klossi

(O. Thomas, 1929)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

klossi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.5.3.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a956560f-2e8a-477b-99fe-10a7814509ba

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Euroscaptor klossi

Hutterer, 1993

Family

Talpidae

Root name

klossi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (1993:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41460/115187862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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