Kano's mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Kano's mole Mogera kanoana

Where the Kano's 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 sighting (a central record among 41 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Mogera kanoana
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the Kano's mole live?

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

Chinese Taipei

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.

What kind of animal is the Kano's mole?

The Kano's mole (Mogera kanoana) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Mogera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Kano's mole

Kano's mole (Mogera kanoana) is a species of mole endemic to Taiwan. The specific name kanoana is derived from Tadao Kano, a Japanese naturalist who made the first record of these animals in 1940s.

It is found in the mountainous center and the lowlands of southern and eastern Taiwan. In contrast, the insular mole (M. insularis), the only other mole in Taiwan, is restricted to the western lowlands of the island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kano's mole (revision 1329503084), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q712680 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).