Sado mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Sado mole Mogera tokudae Near threatened

Where the Sado 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 20 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	Mogera tokudae
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the Sado mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sado 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 Sado mole endangered?

The Sado mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sado mole?

The Sado mole (Mogera tokudae) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Mogera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sado mole

The Sado mole or Tokuda's mole (Mogera tokudae) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Sado Island, Japan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sado mole (revision 1315184632), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q764860 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).