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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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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
The Himalayan Mole is a nocturnal animal that inhabits subtropical and tropical montane forests, where it lives in the leaf litter and rocky gravelly areas (Molur et al. 2005). In China, it has been reported to occupy forest habitats where it usually uses surface tunnels and does not construct large mounds or dig deeply into the ground (Smith and Xie 2008).
Range:
This species is widely distributed in the Himalayas in South Asia in Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern India (Molur et al. 2005) and has been recorded from western Yunnan in China (Smith and Xie 2008). A seemingly disjunct population of this species has additionally been identified from the Cameron Highlands of Peninsular Malaysia (Kawada et al. 2003). It has been recorded from 100 to around 2,750 m asl.
Conservation:
It has been recorded from the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary (West Bengal), Murlen National Park (Mizoram) and Kaziranga National Park (Assam) in India (Molur et al. 2005). General taxonomic research, field surveys, and monitoring of populations are recommended for this species (Molur et al. 2005).