Japanese mountain mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Japanese mountain mole Euroscaptor mizura Least concern

Where the Japanese mountain mole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 11 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Euroscaptor mizura
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the Japanese mountain mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese mountain mole in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Japanese mountain mole endangered?

The Japanese mountain mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese mountain mole?

The Japanese mountain mole (Euroscaptor mizura) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Euroscaptor. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese mountain mole

The Japanese mountain mole (Oreoscaptor mizura) is a species of Old World mole in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Oreoscaptor. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese mountain mole (revision 1329332208), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305916 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).