Euroscaptor malayanus
(Chasen, 1940)
Malaysian Mole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Superfamily | : Talpoidea |
| 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
Original name as described
Talpa klossi malayana
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1947.1418
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type 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. and Lim, B.L. 2008. Redescription of the Malaysian mole as to be a true species, Euroscaptor malayana (Insectivora, Talpidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Natural Science 45:65-74. a#72010 · Wilson, D.E. and Mittermeier, R.A. 2018. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8. Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx, Barcelona, 709 pp. a#57916
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 3 names and synonyms.
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