Euroscaptor longirostris

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1870)

Long-nosed 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

Milne-Edwards, A. 1870-02-14. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Thibet oriental. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences 70(7):341-342.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3703545

Original name as described

Talpa longirostris

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1870-17

Type locality

Moupin (= Baoxing), Sichuan, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004315

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 longirostris

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1870)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1870-17

Authority page

341

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3703545

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  2. Milne-Edwards (1872:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62816)
  3. Thomas (1911:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Euroscaptor longirostris

Hutterer, 1993

Family

Talpidae

Root name

longirostris

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 (2008:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41461) (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 #41461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41461/22320106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.