Parascaptor leucura (Blyth 1850)

[Talpa] leucura Blyth 1850, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 19: 215.

Type Locality: India, Assam, Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji.

Vernacular Names: White-tailed Mole.

Distribution: Burma, Assam (India), and Yunnan (China).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in T. micrura; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:40); but also see Corbet (1978 c:33).