Shrew mole

Not to be confused with Mole shrew.

A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew.^[1] Species with this name include:

• Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
  • Equivalent teeth shrew mole (Uropsilus aequodonenia)
  • Anderson's shrew mole (Uropsilus andersoni)
  • Gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
  • Inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator)
  • Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes)
• Two species in the tribe Urotrichini, or himizu, native to Japan:
  • Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
  • True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)
• One species in the tribe Neurotrichini, native to Pacific North America:
  • American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)

For a list of all mole species, see list of talpids.