Wildlifeof China
Southern Long-tailed Mole
Pangolins, Treeshrews, Shrews & Gymnures
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY 4.0
Scaptonyx affinis
Basic stats
Diet
Earthworms, insects and other invertebrates
Habitat
Moist montane forest
Range
Southwestern China and northern mainland Southeast Asia
The southern long-tailed mole is a small mole with a pointed snout, narrow digging feet and a tail proportionally longer than that of most subterranean moles. It is the only living species in Scaptonyx and occurs in southwestern China and adjoining northern mainland Southeast Asia. It inhabits moist montane forest, foraging in litter and shallow soil for earthworms, insects and other invertebrates. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Southern Long-tailed Mole eat?
- Earthworms, insects and other invertebrates
- What habitat does the Southern Long-tailed Mole live in?
- Moist montane forest
- Where is the Southern Long-tailed Mole found?
- Southwestern China and northern mainland Southeast Asia