Euroscaptor darwini sp. nov., a new species of mole (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae) from the north-central mountains in Vietnam
Author
Nguyen, Son Truong
0000-0003-3214-4407
Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
Author
Bui, Hai Tuan
0000-0003-4065-7229
Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
Author
Dau, Vinh Quang
0000-0002-8976-1644
Hong Duc University, 565 Quang Trung Road, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Author
Le, Phuong Dinh
Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Author
Vu, Yen Huong
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4643-167X
Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam & Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
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2025-10-10
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312575
10.3897/zookeys.1255.161942
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Table 4. Craniodental measurements of the Euroscaptor 2 . Character Species (n) E. darwini sp. nov. (5)E. subanura E. ngoclinhensis E. parvidens E. kuznetsovi E. orlovi GLS 30.51–31.01 30.88 ± 0.21 29.49–31.69 30.71 ± 0.55 31.83–33.03 32.53 ± 0.54 33.53–34.76 34.07 ± 0.41 31.75–34.72 33.74 ± 0.73 32.87–33.91 33.50 ± 0.56 BB 13.77–14.26 14.02 ± 0.22 13.44–14.67 14.01 ± 0.29 14.37–14.76 14.59 ± 0.17 14.11–15.32 14.78 ± 0.33 14.71–15.67 15.22 ± 0.32 15.22–16.04 15.51 ± 0.46 IOB 6.72–6.87 6.82 ± 0.06 6.53–7.31 6.83 ± 0.2 6.72–7.21 6.98 ± 0.2 6.41–7.01 6.78 ± 0.16 6.67–7.58 7.04 ± 0.22 7.19–7.31 7.25 ± 0.06 BIOF 5.41–5.77 5.62 ± 0.14 6.07–6.46 6.25 ± 0.27 6.16–6.46 6.36 ± 0.14 6.53–6.76 6.64 ± 0.12 6.18–6.92 6.55 ± 0.21 6.26–6.37 6.32 ± 0.06 RB 4.12–4.27 4.19 ± 0.06 3.84–4.41 4.09 ± 0.14 4.06–4.34 4.20 ± 0.12 4.28–4.74 4.58 ± 0.13 4.13–4.47 4.33 ± 0.1 4.21–4.36 4.30 ± 0.08 LZA 7.88–8.22 8.01 ± 0.13 6.83–7.74 7.33 ± 0.26 8.11–8.72 8.31 ± 0.28 8.69–9.51 9.06 ± 0.27 8.38–9.08 8.62 ± 0.36 8.18–8.39 8.31 ± 0.11 PZRW 10.09–10.37 10.21 ± 0.11 9.19–10.18 9.87 ± 0.3 10.54–10.77 10.64 ± 0.1 10.02–11.15 10.57 ± 0.29 10.53–11.32 11.03 ± 0.27 10.44–10.79 10.64 ± 0.18 ACRB 6.93–7.19 7.06 ± 0.11 7.01–7.28 7.18 ± 0.07 6.66–6.74 6.70 ± 0.04 6.39–6.54 6.46 ± 0.05 7.25–7.45 7.32 ± 0.06 6.68–6.81 6.76 ± 0.07 FMW 3.35–3.54 3.43 ± 0.07 3.27–3.75 3.53 ± 0.16 3.81–4.02 3.89 ± 0.09 3.62–4.23 3.88 ± 0.18 3.55–4.09 3.76 ± 0.17 3.45–3.92 3.68 ± 0.24 CCoL 21.41–21.88 21.59 ± 0.17 20.75–22.43 21.62 ± 0.51 23.07–23.65 23.23 ± 0.28 23.21–24.86 24.1 ± 0.41 22.68–24.38 23.96 ± 0.48 23.55–24.02 23.85 ± 0.26 PL 11.61–12.16 11.92 ± 0.23 11.31–12.6 12.05 ± 0.37 12.58–12.97 12.75 ± 0.16 12.74–13.69 13.31 ± 0.3 12.92–14.18 13.64 ± 0.34 13.31–13.65 13.52 ± 0.19 I 1 – M 3 11.51–12.02 11.75 ± 0.23 11.19–12.72 11.81 ± 0.41 12.17–12.44 12.30 ± 0.11 12.51–13.24 12.81 ± 0.21 12.55–13.61 13.19 ± 0.34 12.85–13.21 13.03 ± 0.18 I 1 – P 4 7.15–7.53 7.35 ± 0.16 6.73–7.79 7.28 ± 0.3 7.29–7.72 7.45 ± 0.19 7.67–8.37 7.95 ± 0.2 7.75–8.37 8.04 ± 0.21 8.05–8.19 8.12 ± 0.07 I 1 – P 3 5.72–6.07 5.92 ± 0.14 5.16–6.06 5.7 ± 0.28 5.47–5.88 5.75 ± 0.19 5.84–6.45 6.15 ± 0.15 5.95–6.65 6.31 ± 0.21 6.27–6.54 6.40 ± 0.14 I 1 – C 2.94–3.17 3.03 ± 0.11 2.62–3.09 2.90 ± 0.15 3.02–3.21 3.11 ± 0.08 3.22–3.76 3.46 ± 0.17 3.01–3.39 3.22 ± 0.13 3.29–3.46 3.35 ± 0.09 C – M 3 10.13–10.44 10.25 ± 0.14 9.76–11.21 10.34 ± 0.41 10.69–10.99 10.79 ± 0.14 10.63–11.58 11.07 ± 0.27 11.04–11.83 11.49 ± 0.24 11.21–11.43 11.30 ± 0.11 C – P 4 5.51–5.93 5.69 ± 0.2 5.27–6.27 5.71 ± 0.31 5.59–5.97 5.74 ± 0.17 5.72–6.61 6.09 ± 0.25 5.89–6.45 6.18 ± 0.17 6.13–6.25 6.17 ± 0.07 P 4 – M 3 5.91–6.18 6.10 ± 0.11 5.71–6.58 6.14 ± 0.24 6.34–6.78 6.63 ± 0.2 6.39–6.87 6.67 ± 0.12 6.61–7.21 6.93 ± 0.2 6.62–6.77 6.68 ± 0.08 P 1 – P 4 3.99–4.11 4.06 ± 0.05 4.13–4.29 4.21 ± 0.07 4.01–4.14 4.08 ± 0.06 3.83–4.57 4.35 ± 0.21 4.44–4.87 4.58 ± 0.11 4.36–4.59 4.48 ± 0.12 M 1 – M 3 4.54–5.03 4.75 ± 0.19 4.34–5.21 4.73 ± 0.25 4.94–5.28 5.12 ± 0.14 4.86–5.23 5.06 ± 0.1 4.79–5.62 5.24 ± 0.23 5.09–5.34 5.19 ± 0.13 M 2 – M 2 W 6.71–7.17 6.96 ± 0.22 6.65–7.81 7.06 ± 0.27 7.41–7.68 7.57 ± 0.12 7.01–7.82 7.35 ± 0.2 7.14–7.71 7.44 ± 0.19 7.27–7.59 7.44 ± 0.16 CCW 3.64–3.85 3.74 ± 0.09 3.41–3.79 3.59 ± 0.11 3.57–3.79 3.65 ± 0.1 3.79–4.41 4.03 ± 0.18 3.69–4.04 3.88 ± 0.12 3.77–3.98 3.88 ± 0.11 PWCC 2.27–2.42 2.36 ± 0.06 2.16–2.54 2.32 ± 0.1 2.31–2.49 2.40 ± 0.1 2.32–2.69 2.52 ± 0.1 2.25–2.62 2.43 ± 0.12 2.36–2.73 2.50 ± 0.2 PWM 2 M 2 3.81–3.93 3.90 ± 0.05 3.48–4.18 3.84 ± 0.18 3.91–4.06 4.00 ± 0.07 3.67–4.21 3.93 ± 0.15 3.64–4.07 3.86 ± 0.14 3.88–3.95 3.91 ± 0.04 PWM 3 M 3 3.91–4.06 3.98 ± 0.06 3.67–4.35 4.06 ± 0.17 4.12–4.45 4.28 ± 0.17 3.94–4.46 4.21 ± 0.15 3.79–4.43 4.21 ± 0.21 4.26–4.31 4.28 ± 0.03 ML 18.93–19.37 19.19 ± 0.16 18.33–20.28 19.24 ± 0.53 19.91–21.01 20.38 ± 0.48 20.61–22.02 21.42 ± 0.39 20.31–22.03 21.44 ± 0.44 21.04–21.46 21.21 ± 0.22 CAL 8.09–8.24 8.15 ± 0.06 7.69–8.49 8.15 ± 0.21 8.47–9.27 9.05 ± 0.38 8.61–9.53 9.24 ± 0.29 8.69–9.65 9.31 ± 0.26 9.05–9.17 9.09 ± 0.07 MH 5.73–5.84 5.78 ± 0.05 5.31–6.31 5.80 ± 0.26 6.01–6.21 6.14 ± 0.09 6.17–6.81 6.39 ± 0.19 6.03–6.81 6.49 ± 0.23 6.25–6.67 6.43 ± 0.22 i 1 – m 3 10.88–11.45 11.16 ± 0.23 10.47–11.87 11.14 ± 0.45 11.43–11.74 11.57 ± 0.13 11.77–12.36 12.04 ± 0.18 11.86–12.94 12.5 ± 0.33 11.96–12.36 12.22 ± 0.23 p 1 – m 3 8.99–9.43 9.21 ± 0.18 8.48–9.76 9.15 ± 0.37 9.29–9.57 9.44 ± 0.12 9.18–9.91 9.58 ± 0.18 9.74–10.55 10.23 ± 0.25 9.82–10.14 10.01 ± 0.17 p 4 – m 3 6.07–6.47 6.28 ± 0.16 5.85–6.68 6.28 ± 0.28 6.51–6.89 6.70 ± 0.21 6.16–6.89 6.65 ± 0.2 6.72–7.47 7.14 ± 0.23 6.62–6.94 6.78 ± 0.16 i 1 – p 4 6.11–6.27 6.21 ± 0.06 6.16–6.33 6.23 ± 0.06 6.25–6.31 6.27 ± 0.03 6.53–6.71 6.64 ± 0.06 6.78–7.06 6.93 ± 0.08 6.67–6.81 6.75 ± 0.07 m 1 – m 3 4.89–5.29 5.05 ± 0.16 4.62–5.49 5.01 ± 0.27 4.98–5.42 5.27 ± 0.2 5.17–5.59 5.36 ± 0.1 5.27–6.18 5.68 ± 0.28 5.34–5.53 5.45 ± 0.1 i 1 – c 1.54–1.63 1.59 ± 0.04 1.65–1.88 1.76 ± 0.08 1.68–1.96 1.79 ± 0.13 1.93–2.27 2.11 ± 0.09 1.83–2.16 1.96 ± 0.11 1.74–1.81 1.77 ± 0.04 i 1 – p 1 2.95–3.19 3.04 ± 0.09 2.77–3.34 3.09 ± 0.15 3.05–3.16 3.12 ± 0.05 3.52–3.88 3.68 ± 0.12 3.29–3.71 3.47 ± 0.14 3.37–3.54 3.48 ± 0.1 p 1 – p 4 3.97–4.19 4.10 ± 0.09 3.63–4.39 4.00 ± 0.19 3.91–4.14 3.99 ± 0.1 3.94–4.41 4.18 ± 0.16 4.27–4.69 4.46 ± 0.13 4.41–4.58 4.49 ± 0.09