Japanese mountain mole
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The Japanese mountain mole (Oreoscaptor mizura) is a species of Old World mole in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Oreoscaptor. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.
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Japanese mountain mole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Tribe: | Talpini |
Genus: | Oreoscaptor Kawada, 2016 |
Species: | O. mizura |
Binomial name | |
Oreoscaptor mizura (Günther, 1880) | |
Japanese Mountain Mole range | |
Synonyms | |
Euroscaptor mizura |
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