Parascaptor leucurus

(E. Blyth, 1850)

White-tailed Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Talpini
Genus : Parascaptor

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1850. Description of a new species of mole (_Talpa leucura_, Blyth). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 19:215-217.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128924

Original name as described

Talpa leucura

Other common names

Assamese Mole · Blyth's Mole · Indian Mole

Type material

ZSI 15555

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Cherra Punji [= Cherrapunji] (N. Of Sylhet)," Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Laos?

Taxonomy notes

generally spelt 'leucura', but this spelling has been changed for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004332

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 leucura

(E. Blyth, 1850)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 15555

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

215, pl. 4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40128924

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1853:416, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  2. Blyth (1863:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Parascaptor leucura

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Talpidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41470/22322993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Parascaptor leucurus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Talpidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

619

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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