Euroscaptor
Genus of mammals
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Euroscaptor is a genus of mammal in the family Talpidae. Members are found in China and South & Southeast Asia. It contains the following species as of October 2021:[2]
- Euroscaptor darwini Nguyen Truong Son, Hai Tuan Bui, Vinh Quang Dau, Phuong Dinh Le & Yen Huong Vu, 2025[3]
- Greater Chinese mole (Euroscaptor grandis)
- Kloss's mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
- Kuznetsov's mole (Euroscaptor kuznetsovi)
- Long-nosed mole (Euroscaptor longirostris)
- Malaysian mole (Euroscaptor malayanus)[4]
- Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrurus)
- Ngoc Linh mole (Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis)
- Orlov's mole (Euroscaptor orlovi)
- Small-toothed mole (Euroscaptor parvidens)
- Vietnamese mole (Euroscaptor subanura)[5]
| Euroscaptor | |
|---|---|
| |
| Greater Chinese mole (Euroscaptor grandis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Tribe: | Talpini |
| Genus: | Euroscaptor Miller, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Talpa klossi[1] Thomas, 1929 | |
| Species | |
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10 recognized species, see text | |
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