The short-faced mole (''Scaptochirus moschatus'') is a species of
mammal in the family
Talpidae
The family Talpidae () includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean ...
. It is
the only species within the genus ''Scaptochirus''. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
China.
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References
Talpidae
Mammals of China
Mammals described in 1867
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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