Small-toothed Mole

About this species

Diet

Mostly earthworms and insect larvae

Habitat

Underground tunnel systems

Range

Di Linh and Rakho (Vietnam) and southern Yunnan (China)

The small-toothed mole is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found at Di Linh in southern Vietnam, at Rakho near the Vietnam–China border, and in southern Yunnan near the Vietnamese border, and it likely has a broader distribution, especially between the known locations (Wikipedia, general species account).

Small-toothed moles live underground in interconnected, complex tunnels that provide shelter and also act as a trap for their food, mostly earthworms and insect larvae. The population size is unknown.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)