Japanese mountain mole

Japanese mountain mole
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Oreoscaptor
Kawada, 2016
Species:
O. mizura
Binomial name
Oreoscaptor mizura
(Günther, 1880)
Japanese Mountain Mole range
Synonyms

Euroscaptor mizura

The Japanese mountain mole (Oreoscaptor mizura) is a species of Old World mole in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Oreoscaptor. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.