Malaysian mole

Malaysian mole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Euroscaptor
Species:
E. malayanus
Binomial name
Euroscaptor malayanus
(Chasen, 1940)
Malaysian mole range
Synonyms
  • Talpa klossi malayana (Chasen, 1940)
  • Euroscapter malayanus D.E. Wilso & Mittermeier, 2018
  • Euroscapter malayana Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

The Malaysian mole (Euroscaptor malayanus) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to the highlands of peninsular Malaysia, making it the southernmost known species of mole.

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