White-tailed mole [1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Parascaptor Gill, 1875 |
Species: | P. leucura |
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]
Parascaptor leucura |
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