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--> GENUS Mogera
SPECIES Mogera uchidai
Author: | Abe, Shiraishi and Arai, 1991. | Citation: | J. Mammal. Soc. Japan, 15: 53. | Common Name: | Senkaku Mole | Type Locality: | Japan, Ryukyu Isls, Senkaku Isls, west coast of Uotsuri-jima. | Distribution: | Known only from the type locality. | Status: | IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Originally described as Nesoscaptor uchidai, but Motokawa et al. (2001b) recognized a close relationship to Mogera insularis. The species is endemic to the Senkaku Isls (Motokawa, 2000) and seriously threatened by habitat degradation (Yokohata, 1999). |
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