Ngoc Linh mole

Ngoc Linh mole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Euroscaptor
Species:
E. ngoclinhensis
Binomial name
Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis
Zemlemerova, Bannikova, Levedev, & Abramov, 2016
Ngoc Linh mole range
Synonyms

Euroscaptor parvidens ngoclinhensis

The Ngoc Linh mole (Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to central Vietnam.[1] It was named after Ngọc Linh mountain, which it was first discovered in the vicinity of.[2]

  1. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  2. ^ Zemlemerova, E.D.; Bannikova, A.A.; Lebedev, V.S.; Rozhnov, V.V.; Abramov, A.V. (2016). "Secrets of the Underground Vietnam: an Underestimated Species Diversity of Asian Moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor)". Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS. 320 (2): 193–2200. doi:10.31610/trudyzin/2016.320.2.193. Retrieved 2021-11-03.