Japanese mole
| Japanese mole[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Mogera |
| Species: | M. wogura |
| Binomial name | |
| Mogera wogura (Temminck, 1842) | |
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| Japanese mole range | |
The Japanese mole (Mogera wogura), also known as Temminck's mole, is a species of mole native to East Asia. Its range extends south from Japan. A solitary and diurnal species, it can live for up to 3.5 years in the wild.
References
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). "Mogera wogura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2006-12-31. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
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