Kuznetsov's mole
Species of mole
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Kuznetsov's mole (Euroscaptor kuznetsovi) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.[1] It is found in northern Vietnam and southern China.[2] It was named after Russian mammalogist German V. Kuznetsov of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[3]
| Kuznetsov's mole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Euroscaptor |
| Species: | E. kuznetsovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euroscaptor kuznetsovi Zemlemerova, Bannikova, Lebedev, Rozhnov, & Abramov, 2016 | |
Taxonomy
E. kuznetsovi, alongside Orlov's mole (E. orlovi), was formerly considered a population of the long-nosed mole (E. longirostris), but a 2016 study found sufficient genetic divergence to split the populations as distinct species, with the Red River serving as the main geographical barrier leading to E. kuznetsovi's divergence. It is the sister species to E. orlovi.[3]