Orii Hyōjirō
Orii Hyōjirō 折居彪二郎 | |
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Orii Hyōjirō in 1913 | |
| Born | 15 July 1883 Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 27 April 1970 (aged 86) |
| Other names | "Orii of the Orient" |
| Occupation(s) | Hunting and taxidermy |
| Known for | Collection of type specimens |
Orii Hyōjirō (折居 彪二郎) (15 July 1883 – 27 April 1970) was a Japanese specimen collector of birds and mammals. At least a hundred new species and subspecies were described based on the type specimens he collected,: 239 a 2014 review putting the total, among taxa currently recognized, at 14 species and 41 subspecies of mammal, and 6 species and 68 subspecies of bird. The 7 mammal and 10 bird taxa named in honour of "Orii of the Orient" (Japanese: 東洋のオリイ), as he came to be known, include the Ryūkyū shrew (Crocidura orii) and now-extinct Daitō varied tit (Sittiparus varius orii).