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Vietnamese mole

Vietnamese mole is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vietnamese mole rather than just read about it. In short: The Vietnamese mole (Euroscaptor subanura) is a species of talpine mole found in Vietnam. The species was first identified in December 2008 in the foothills of the Tam Dao mountains in northern Vietnam.

Key takeaways

Vietnamese mole belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Vietnamese mole to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Vietnamese mole from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Vietnamese mole (Euroscaptor subanura) is a species of talpine mole found in Vietnam. The species was first identified in December 2008 in the foothills of the Tam Dao mountains in northern Vietnam. At the time of the formal description of the species in 2012, only nine specimens had been collected, including three that had been held at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, but that had not been previously identified as belonging to a new species. The latter were confirmed as belonging to a new species due to their unique appearance, and from karyotypic analysis. The mole lives in deciduous forest among limestone hills between about 200 and 300 metres (660 and 980 ft) elevation. They construct large mole hills, and are thought to be similar to other talpine moles in their habits. They are small and slender moles, with a head-body length of 11 to 12 centimetres (4.3 to 4.7 in), and weighing 34 to 43 grams (1.2 to 1.5 oz). They have a slender, hairless snout with many whisker-like protuberances around the nostrils. The tail is extremely short, measuring only 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length, and is barely visible beyond the animal's fur. This remarkably short tail, said to "resemble a wart" in the original paper, is thought to be diagnostic for the species, and is the source of its scientific name, subanura, which means "almost tail-less". The closest living relative of Euroscaptor subanura is thought to be the small-toothed mole of southern Vietnam.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vietnamese mole

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vietnamese mole claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Vietnamese mole before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vietnamese mole ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vietnamese mole

In research: Vietnamese mole appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vietnamese mole in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vietnamese mole is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Endemic fauna of Vietnam, Eulipotyphla stubs, Euroscaptor, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vietnamese mole outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Vietnamese mole in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Vietnamese mole means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Vietnamese mole in simple terms?

Why does Vietnamese mole matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Vietnamese mole?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Vietnamese mole.