White-tailed mole

The white-tailed mole (Parascaptor leucura) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Bangladesh,^[2] China, India, and Myanmar. This species are endemic to East Asia and exhibit limited distributions.^[3] It is the only species in the genus Parascaptor.

White-tailed mole[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Parascaptor Gill, 1875
Species:	P. leucura
Binomial name
Parascaptor leucura (Blyth, 1850)
White-tailed mole range

It has a looser articulation between the malleus and the ectotympanic bone and a reduced or absent orbicular apophysis. Parascaptor has a hypertrophied malleus, a feature shared with Scaptochirus but not found in any other talpid genera. It lacks a tensor tympani muscle, possess complete bullae, and has extensions of the middle ear cavity that pneumatize the surrounding basicranial bones.^[4]