| Long-tailed mole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Subfamily: | Talpinae |
| Tribe: | Scaptonychini Van Valen, 1967 |
| Genus: | Scaptonyx Milne-Edwards, 1872 |
| Species: | S. fusicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaptonyx fusicauda Milne-Edwards, 1872
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| Long-tailed Mole range | |
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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
References
- Chiozza, F. (2016). "Scaptonyx fusicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T41477A22322866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41477A22322866.en.
- "Scaptonyx fusicauda A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- "Scaptonyx fusicaudus A. Milne-Edwards, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.