Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther 1880)

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 : 305

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scientific name	Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther 1880)
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[Euroscaptor] mizura (Gunther 1880) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880: 441.

Type Locality: Japan, Honshu, "In the neighbourhood of Yokohama".

Vernacular Names: Japanese Mountain Mole.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Euroscaptor mizura subsp. mizura Gunther 1880

Subspecies Euroscaptor mizura subsp. othai Imaizumi 1955

Distribution: Mountains of Honshu ( Japan).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Imaizumi (1970 b) and Abe et al. (1991) included this species in the genus Euroscaptor , while Corbet (1978 c) placed it in Talpa . Three populations have been named, of which othai represents "probably a distinct species", according to Imaizumi (1970 b); a view supported by Yoshiyuki (1988 b). Karyotype (2n = 36, FN = 52) described by Kawada et al. (2001).