Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis
E. D. Zemlemerova, Bannikova, Lebedev, Rozhnov, & Abramov, 2016
Ngoc Linh 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
Zemlemerova, E.D., Bannikova, A.A., Lebedev, V.S., Rozhnov, V.V. and Abramov, A.V. 2016. Secrets of the underground Vietnam: An underestimated species diversity of the Asian moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 320(2):193-220.
Original name as described
Euroscaptor parvidens ngoclinhensis
Type material
ZIN 96663
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
2-3 km W of Ngoc Linh Mt, Dac Glei District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam, 1700-1750 m (15°05´N, 107°57´E).
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Vietnam
Taxonomy notes
recently described as a subspecies of E. parvidens, which was more recently elevated to species status
Taxonomy notes citation
Zemlemerova, E. D., Bannikova, A. A., Lebedev, V. S., Rozhnov, V. V., & Abramov, A. V. (2016). Secrets of the underground Vietnam: an underestimated species diversity of Asian moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 320(2), 193-220. · Hai, B. T., Motokawa, M., Kawada, S. I., Abramov, A. V., & Son, N. T. (2020). Skull Variation in Asian Moles of the Genus Euroscaptor (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae) in Vietnam. Mammal Study, 45(4), 1-16.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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