Mogera uchidai Abe, Shiraishi and Arai 1991

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 : 306

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Mogera uchidai Abe, Shiraishi and Arai 1991 , J. Mammal. Soc. Japan, 15: 53.

Type Locality: Japan, Ryukyu Isls, Senkaku Isls, west coast of Uotsuri-jima.

Vernacular Names: Senkaku Mole.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Originally described as Nesoscaptor uchidai , but Motokawa et al. (2001 b) 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).