Medog mole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Subfamily: | Scalopinae |
Tribe: | Scalopini |
Genus: | Alpiscaptulus Chen et al., 2021 |
Species: | A. medogensis
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Binomial name | |
Alpiscaptulus medogensis Chen et al., 2021
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Medog mole range |
The Medog mole (Alpiscaptulus medogensis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is the only member of the genus Alpiscaptulus. It is endemic to Tibet, where it is only found in the vicinity of Namcha Barwa in Medog County.[1]