Kloss mole

Kloss mole
Systematics
Order :	Insect eater (Eulipotyphla)
Family :	Moles (Talpidae)
Subfamily :	Old World Moles (Talpinae)
Tribe :	Actual moles (Talpini)
Genre :	Southeast Asian moles ( Euroscaptor )
Type :	Kloss mole
Scientific name
	Euroscaptor klossi
	( Thomas , 1929)

The Kloss mole ( Euroscaptor klossi ) is one of the species of the Southeast Asian moles within the moles (Talpidae). It is common in the south of Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China , Myanmar , Thailand , Laos , Vietnam and Malaysia .

features

The Kloss mole reaches a head-trunk length of about 12.3 to 13.8 centimeters and a tail length of 1.1 to 1.65 centimeters. It is significantly smaller than the great Chinese mole ( Euroscaptor grandis ) and about the same size as the long-nosed mole ( Euroscaptor longirostris ). The fur is dark black-brown. The tail is comparatively long and about the same length as the hind foot. In its appearance, the species is particularly similar to the Himalayan mole ( Euroscaptor micrura ), but has a longer tail.

distribution

Distribution area of the Kloss mole

The Kloss mole lives in the southern part of the Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China and the neighboring countries. The distribution area extends to the east of Myanmar , the highlands in northern and western Thailand and most of the highland areas in Laos and Vietnam . An isolated population lives in the mountains of the peninsula Malaysia .

Way of life

Very little information is available about the way of life of the lump mole, but it should be the same as that of the other moles. According to this, they mostly live underground, where they set up passage systems. Their diet consists of earthworms, insects and other small animals.

The species lives in forest areas with sandy soils, especially near rivers. The adaptability to habitat changes is unknown.

Systematics

The Kloss mole is classified as one of six to eight species of the Southeast Asian moles ( Euroscaptor ) within the moles (Talpidae). Subspecies are not described. The first description comes from Oldfield Thomas from 1929. The species was named after the zoologist Cecil Boden Kloss (1877-1949), employee of the Raffles Museum in Singapore . According to individual items, the species was assigned to the Himalayan mole ( Euroscaptor micrura ).

Hazard and protection

The species is listed as not endangered ( least concern ) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) due to its large distribution area and the assumed large population numbers . No specific threats of this type are known. If the species is dependent on forest areas, deforestation to expand agricultural land, plantations or settlements could pose a threat.

literature

Robert S. Hoffmann , Darrin P. Lunde : Greater Chinese Mole. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie (Eds.): A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 322.

Web links

Commons : Kloss-Mole ( Euroscaptor klossi ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Euroscaptor klossi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.2. Posted by: D. Lunde, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

supporting documents

^ ^A ^b Robert S. Hoffmann , Darrin P. Lunde : Greater Chinese Mole. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie (Eds.): A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 322.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Euroscaptor klossi in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2012.2. Posted by: D. Lunde, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
↑ ^a ^b Euroscaptor klossi . In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins: The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009; P. 225; ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 .

[Smith_&_Yan_Xie_2009-1] A ^b Robert S. Hoffmann , Darrin P. Lunde : Greater Chinese Mole. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie (Eds.): A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 322.

[IUCN-2] Euroscaptor klossi in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2012.2. Posted by: D. Lunde, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[Wilson_&_Reeder_2005-3] Euroscaptor klossi . In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .

[Beolens_et_al._2009-4] Bo Beolens, Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins: The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009; P. 225; ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 .