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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in central and southern China (Smith et al. 2008), extending to northern Myanmar and northern Viet Nam where it has recently been recorded from Mount Tay Con Linh II (Lunde et al. 2003). It can be expected from northern Lao PDR, but there are not so far any records. At least two subspecies are recognized in China: S. f. affinis from Yunnan and Guizhou; S. f. fusicaudus from Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Guizhou. Its range in China appears to avoid the Sichuan Basin, but it is present on the surrounding mountains.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China; Myanmar; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 2000
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 4100
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Population [top]
Population: The abundance and population size of this species are not known.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Although small, like Uropsilus, this is a true mole, and is apparently fully fossorial. It appears to be restricted to high altitudes (2,000-4,100 m), in montane coniferous forests with damp, friable soils (Smith et al. 2008). Here it digs shallow burrows, recognizable because of their small diameter compared to other larger Chinese moles. Scaptonyx is geographically sympatric with all four species of Uropsilus, but this is not surprising, since the former forages below the soil surface, while the latter species seek food on the surface in leaf litter (Smith et al. 2008). It is not known whether or not it can adapt to habitats outside forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Generation Length (years): 2
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The threats to this species are not known. If it is dependent on forest, then threats are likely to include forest clearance for agriculture, plantations, logging and human settlement.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Given its wide range, this species is likely to be present in a number of protected areas, and it has recently been recorded from the Mount Tay Con Linh II Proposed Nature Reserve in northern Viet Nam (Lunde et al. 2003). Further studies are needed on the distribution, abundance, natural history and threats to this species.
Citation: Chiozza, F. 2016. Scaptonyx fusicaudus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41477A22322866. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41477A22322866.en. Downloaded on 16 December 2016.
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