Euroscaptor malayana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Talpidae
Subfamilia: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Euroscaptor
Species: Euroscaptor malayana

Name

• Euroscaptor malayana (Chasen, 1940)

Holotype: BMNH 47.1418, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: Kuala Terla Tea State, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.

Combinations

• Talpa klossi malayana Chasen, 1940: 13 [original combiantion]
• Talpa micrura malayana: Cranbrook, 1962: 945 [name combination]
• Euroscaptor klossi malayana: Yoshiyuki, 1988: 215 [name combination]
• Euroscaptor micrura malayana: Kawada et al., 2005: 109 [name combination]
• Euroscaptor malayana: Kawada et al. 2008: [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Chasen, F.N. 1940. A handlist of Malaysian mammals. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 15: 1–209.
• Kawada, S., Yasuda, M., Shinohara, A. & 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 Nature and Science 45: 65–74. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kawada, S., Shinohara, A., Yasuda, M., Oda, S. & Liat, L.B. 2003. The mole of Peninsular Malaysia: preliminary notes on its identification and ecology. Mammal Study 28(1): 73–77. DOI: 10.3106/mammalstudy.28.73
• Shinohara, A., Kawada, S., Yasuda, M. & Liat, L.B. 2004. Phylogenetic position of the Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor micrura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla), inferred from three gene sequences. Mammal Study 29: 185–189.
• Kawada, S., Shinohara, A., Yasuda, M., Oda, S. & Liat, L.B. 2005. Karyological study of the Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor micrura malayana (Insectivora, Talpidae) from Cameron Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. Mammal Study 30(2): 109–115. DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160(2005)30[109:KSOTMM]2.0.CO;2

Vernacular names

English: Malaysian Mole