Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 310

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Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 , Het. Instit. K. Ned. Inst.: 215.

Type Locality: Japan, Kyushu, Nagasaki.

Vernacular Names: Japanese Shrew Mole.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Urotrichus talpoides subsp. talpoides Temminck 1841

Subspecies Urotrichus talpoides subsp. adversus Thomas 1908

Subspecies Urotrichus talpoides subsp. centralis Thomas 1908

Subspecies Urotrichus talpoides subsp. hondoensis Thomas 1918

Subspecies Urotrichus talpoides subsp. minutus Tokuda 1932

Distribution: Grassland and forest of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu ( Japan); Dogo Isl, N Tsushima Isl ( Japan).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Imaizumi (1970 b:128) recognized five taxa as valid subspecies. Harada et al. (2001) studied the karyotype (2n = 34, FN = 64) of the species and discovered two parapatric karyotype races in C Honshu.