Authority citation: Zemlemerova, E.D., Bannikova, A.A., Lebedev, V.S., Rozhnov, V.V. and Abramov, A.V. 2016. Secrets of the underground Vietnam: An underestimated species diversity of the Asian moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 320(2):193-220.
Original name as described: Euroscaptor kuznetsovi
Nominal names: kuznetsovi E. D. Zemlemerova, A. A. Bannikova, Lebedev, Rozhnov, & Abramov, 2016
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Eulipotyphla -- Family: Talpidae -- Subfamily: Talpinae -- Tribe: Talpini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZIN 101531
Type locality: "VIETNAM, Vinh Phuc Province, vicinity of Tam Dao, 21°27'06"N, 105°38'09"E, altitude 750 m a.s.l."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): China (CHN) | Vietnam (VNM)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Not evaluated
Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Zemlemerova, E. D., Bannikova, A. A., Lebedev, V. S., Rozhnov, V. V., & Abramov, A. V. (2016). Secrets of the underground Vietnam: an underestimated species diversity of Asian moles (Lipotyphla: Talpidae: Euroscaptor). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 320(2), 193-220.
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