Scaptochirus moschatus Milne-Edwards 1867

Scaptochirus moschatus Milne-Edwards 1867, Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. (Paris), 7: 375.

Type Locality: "En Mongolie "; Swanhwafu, 100 mi. (= 161 km) NW of Peking, China.

Vernacular Names: Short-faced Mole.

Synonyms: Scaptochirus davidianus Swinhoe 1879; Scaptochirus gilliesi Thomas 1910; Scaptochirus grandidens (Stroganov 1941); Scaptochirus leptura (Thomas 1881); Scaptochirus moschiferus Heude 1898; Scaptochirus sinensis (Heude 1898) .

Distribution: NE China: Hopei, Shantung, Shansi, Shensi.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included in Talpa micrura by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1966:40); but see Corbet (1978 c:36). Grulich (1982) pointed out that Scaptochirus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1884, often regarded as a synonym of moschatus, is a species of Talpa; see under Talpa davidiana . Karyotype (2n = 48, FN = 54-56) described by Kawada et al. (2002 b).