Mogera tenuissimus

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 35

M. tenuissimus

ORIGIN: From the dorsal margin of the lateral surface of the sacral spine, deep to M. femorococcygeus .

INSERTION: On the Achilles tendon, deep to the insertion of M. biceps femoris .

REMARKS: This muscle has the same general form in Condylura , Desmana , Galemys , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , Talpa , Uropsilus , and Urotrichus .