True's shrew mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the True's shrew mole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dymecodon pilirostris
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 True's shrew mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the True's shrew 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 True's shrew mole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the True's shrew mole?

The True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Dymecodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the True's shrew mole

True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and is a common species above 1000 meters in grassland, shrubland and forest. Sometimes this species is called the lesser Japanese shrew mole and another species, Urotrichus talpoides, is called the "greater Japanese shrew mole".

It is the only species in the genus Dymecodon. It has sometimes been considered belonging to the genus Urotrichus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article True's shrew mole (revision 1315264538), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767421 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).