Mammals of the WorldMalaysian Mole
Euroscaptor malayanus
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Talpidae
- Genus
- Euroscaptor
- IUCN status
- NE
- Distribution
- Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Habitat
- Highlands, including tea plantations and gardens
- Range
- Endemic to the Cameron Highlands, 1,300–1,600m
The Malaysian mole is endemic to the highlands of peninsular Malaysia, making it the southernmost known species of mole. It is known only from the Cameron Highlands, at altitudes of 1,300 to 1,600 m, and specimens have been collected from tea plantations and surrounding gardens (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its link with tea plantations, going back to its discovery in 1937 in a forest being converted to tea, and its very disjunct range led to past speculation that it was an accidentally introduced population of another mole (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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