Scaptonyx fusicaudus Milne-Edwards 1872

Scaptonyx fusicaudus Milne-Edwards 1872, in: David, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Bull., Vol. 7: 92.

Type Locality: "Frontière du Kokonoor", vicinity of Kukunor (Lake), China.

Vernacular Names: Long-tailed Mole.

Synonyms: Scaptonyx affinis Thomas 1912; Scaptonyx fusicaudatus Milne-Edwards 1872 .

Distribution: N Burma; S China, Tsinghai, Shensi, Sichuan and Yunnan; N Vietnam.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Includes affinis; see Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1966:35). Recently recorded from Mt. Tay Con Linh II in N Vietnam (Lunde et al., 2003 b).