| White-tailed mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Parascaptor Gill, 1875 |
| Species: | P. leucura
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| Binomial name | |
| Parascaptor leucura (Blyth, 1850)
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| White-tailed mole range | |
The white-tailed mole (Parascaptor leucura) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] China, India, and Myanmar. This species are endemic to East Asia and exhibit limited distributions.[3] It is the only species in the genus Parascaptor.
It has a looser articulation between the malleus and the ectotympanic bone and a reduced or absent orbicular apophysis. Parascaptor has a hypertrophied malleus, a feature shared with Scaptochirus but not found in any other talpid genera. It lacks a tensor tympani muscle, possess complete bullae, and has extensions of the middle ear cavity that pneumatize the surrounding basicranial bones.[4]
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Molur, S. (2016). "Parascaptor leucura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41470A22322993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41470A22322993.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ He, K; Shinohara, A; Jiang, X. L.; Campbel, K. L. (2014). "Multilocus phylogeny of talpine moles (Talpini, Talpidae, Eulipotyphla) and its implications for systematics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 70: 513–521.
- ^ Mason, M. J. (2006). "Evolution of the middle ear apparatus in talpid moles". Journal of Morphology. 267(6): 678–695.