Long-tailed mole

Long-tailed mole
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Subfamily:	Talpinae
Tribe:	Scaptonychini; Van Valen, 1967
Genus:	Scaptonyx; Milne-Edwards, 1872
Species:	S. fusicauda
Binomial name
	Scaptonyx fusicauda; Milne-Edwards, 1872
	Long-tailed Mole range
Synonyms
	Scaptonyx affinis Thomas, 1912; Scaptonyx fuscicaudus;

The long-tailed mole (Scaptonyx fusicauda)^[2] is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found in China, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Taxonomy

The species is the only species in the genus Scaptonyx and the tribe Scaptonychini.^[3] At least two subspecies are recognized in China: S. f. affinis occurs in Yunnan and Guizhou, S. f. fusicauda in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou.^[1]

Ecology

This mole is fully fossorial and spends its life underground. It has been found at relatively high elevations of 2,000-4,100 m and appears to prefer damp, coniferous montane forests.^[1]

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Chiozza, F. (2016). "Scaptonyx fusicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41477A22322866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41477A22322866.en.
^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ "Oldstyle id: 27703c566f21eb943dbdb01d219c601f". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.

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[iucn-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Chiozza, F. (2016). "Scaptonyx fusicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41477A22322866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41477A22322866.en.

[2] "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[3] "Oldstyle id: 27703c566f21eb943dbdb01d219c601f". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.

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