Shrew mole
A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew.[1] Species with this name include:
- Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
- Equivalent teeth shrew mole (Uropsilus aequodonenia)
- Anderson's shrew mole (Uropsilus andersoni)
- Gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
- Inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator)
- Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes)
- Two species in the tribe Urotrichini, or himizu, native to Japan:
- Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
- True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)
- One species in the tribe Neurotrichini, native to Pacific North America:
- American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
For a list of all mole species, see list of talpids.
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