Himalayan mole

The Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrurus) or short-tailed mole^[2] is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

Himalayan mole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Euroscaptor
Species:	E. micrurus
Binomial name
Euroscaptor micrurus (Hodgson, 1841)
Himalayan mole range (erroneously includes E. malayanus)
Synonyms
Euroscaptor micrura

Taxonomy

The Malaysian mole (E. malayanus) of peninsular Malaysia was sometimes (erroneously) considered to be a population of the Himalayan mole accidentally introduced to the Cameron Highlands in the soil of tea imported from Darjeeling, due to its highly disjunct range from any other mole species and it mostly being found around tea plantations. However, genetic studies have affirmed its status as a distinct species endemic to Malaysia.^[3]

Behaviour and habitat

The Himalayan mole is nocturnal and solitary in nature and lives in a burrow.^[4] It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, and Nepal. In Bangladesh, it was found from Lawachara National Park in 1980 and 2011. In March 2017, an individual was found in a tea garden in Sreemangal Upazila, Bangladesh.^[4]