Euroscaptor malayanus
(Chasen, 1940)
Malaysian Mole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Talpidae |
| Subfamily | : Talpinae |
| Tribe | : Talpini |
| Genus | : Euroscaptor |
Species status
Authority citation
Chasen, F.N. 1940-04. A handlist of Malaysian mammals. Bulletin of Raffles Museum 15:1-209.
Authority publication link
http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/15/15brmiii-209.pdfOriginal name as described
Talpa klossi malayana
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1947.1418
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2043c24e-af86-4ff2-a8ea-b4942a090e92Type locality
Kuala Terla Tea Estate, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Malaysia
Taxonomy notes
split from E. klossi; generally spelt 'malayana', but this spelling has been changed for gender agreement
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. · Wilson D.E. & Mittermeier R.A. 2018. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 8. Insectivores, Colugos, and Sloths. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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