Talpidae Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Don E. Wilson text 2018 2018-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos 52 619 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6678191 6e85855c-9cd4-46e9-b1e1-5a643c103c3f 978-84-16728-08-4 6678191 43. La Touche’s Mole Mogera latoucher French: Taupe de La Touche / German: La Touche-Maulwurf / Spanish: Topo de La Touche Taxonomy. Mogera latouchet Thomas, 1907 , Kuatun, Fukien (= Fujian), China. Molecular data indicated low genetic divergence within M. latoucher in Vietnam. Monotypic. Distribution. S China and N Vietnam. Descriptive notes. Head-body 116-130 mm, tail 12-16 mm, hindfoot 13:-5-15-5 mm; weight 33-51-8 g. Tail is-4:5—13-3% of head-body length. Dental formulais13/2,C1/1,P4/4,M 3/3 (x2) = 42. Chromosomal complement from Vietnam has 2n = 30 and FNa = 52. Habitat. Farmland and possibly forests. In Vietnam, La Touche’s Mole occupies lower elevations when sympatric with Kuznetsov’s Mole ( Euroscaptor kuznetsovi) or Orlov’s Mole (E. orlovi). Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. La Touche’s Mole is fossorial. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Abramov et al. (2013), Hoffmann & Lunde (2008), Kawada (2016), Kawada, Nguyen Truong Son & Dang Ngoc Can (2008, 2009), Kawada, Oda et al. (2010), Shinohara et al. (2014).