Long-nosed Mole - Euroscaptor longirostris
( Milne-Edwards, 1870 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
There are few data regarding this species. It is thought to occur in montane regions within its range, particularly mesic mossy habitat in alpine birch forests (Smith and Xie 2008).

Range:
This species has a wide distribution in China, occurring in the provinces of Sichuan, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou (Smith and Xie 2008), Hunan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu (CSIS 2008), Hubei and Jiangxi. Its range also extends into north-west Viet Nam (Kawada et al. 2007, 2008c, 2009). It occupies elevations ranging from 1,800-2,900 m asl (Smith and Xie 2008).

Conservation:
This species occurs in Wuyishan, Houhe, Taoyuandong, Shimenhupingshan, Badagongshan, Wanglang, Wolong, Gaoligongshan (Yunnan), Tongbiguan, Wawushan (CSIS 2008), and Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserves (Liu et al. 2005) and is likely to be present in other protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history and threats to this species. In China, it has been regionally Red Listed as Vulnerable A1acd (Wang and Xie 2004).

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