Euroscaptor grandis, G. S. Miller, 1940

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Greater Chinese Mole

Euroscaptor grandis

French: Taupe de |'Emei / German: GroRer China-Maulwurf / Spanish: Topo de China grande

Taxonomy. Euroscaptor grandis G. S. Miller, 1940 , “Mount Omei [= Mount Emei], Si- chuan, China, at an altitude of 5000 feet [=1524 m].” Euroscaptor grandis was described from a single specimen that was the largest in the genus Euroscaptor . Taxonomic identification of specimens collected is still confused. Monotypic.

Distribution. SC China (C Sichuan and W Yunnan); probably in adjacent Myanmar (= Burma) but no confirmed records.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 150 mm, tail 10 mm, hindfoot 18 mm. The Greater Chinese Mole is very large (even larger than the Long-nosed Mole, E. longirostris ). Tail is short and club-shaped at end. Dental formulais13/3,C1/1, P 4/4, M 3/3 (x2) = 44.

Habitat. Forest.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Greater Chinese Mole is fossorial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Last.

Bibliography. Hoffmann & Lunde (2008), Kawada et al. (2012), Miller (1940b), Zemlemerova et al. (2016).

Figures

22. Altai Mole (Talpa altaica), 23. Pere David’s Mole (Talpa davidiana), 24. Talysch Mole (Talpa talyschensis), 25. Ognev’s Mole (Talpa ognevi), 26. Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica), 27. Levant Mole (Talpa levantis), 28. Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici), 29. Blind Mole (Talpa caeca), 30. Roman Mole (Talpa romana), 31. Iberian Mole (Talpa occidentalis), 32. European Mole (Talpa europaea), 33. Aquitanian Mole (Talpa aquitania), 34. Japanese Mountain Mole (Oreoscaptor mizura), 35. Ussuri Mole (Mogera robusta), 36. Large Japanese Mole (Mogera wogura), 37. Small Japanese Mole (Mogera imaizumii), 38. Sado Mole (Mogera tokudae), 39. Echigo Mole (Mogera etigo), 40. Senkaku Mole (Mogera uchidai), 41. Insular Mole (Mogera insularis), 42. Kano’s Mole (Mogera kanoana), 43. La Touche’s Mole (Mogera latoucher), 44. Himalayan Mole (Ewroscaptor micrurus), 45. Greater Chinese Mole (Euroscaptor grandis), 46. Long-nosed Mole (Euroscaptor longurostris), 47. Kloss’s Mole (Euroscaptor klosst), 48. Kuznetsov’s Mole (Euroscaptor kuznetsovi), 49. Orlov’s Mole (Euroscaptor orlovi), 50. Vietnamese Mole (Euroscaptor subanura), 51. Small-toothed Mole (Euroscaptor parvidens), 52. Malaysian Mole (Euroscaptor malayanus), 53. White-tailed Mole (Parascaptor lewcurus), 54. Short-faced Mole (Scaptochirus moschatus)

Distribution. SC China (C Sichuan and W Yunnan); probably in adjacent Myanmar (= Burma) but no confirmed records.