A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a
mole
Mole (or Molé) may refer to:
Animals
* Mole (animal) or "true mole"
* Golden mole, southern African mammals
* Marsupial mole
Marsupial moles, the Notoryctidae family, are two species of highly specialized marsupial mammals that are found i ...
that resembles a
shrew
Shrews ( family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to dif ...
.
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrew%20mole] Species with this name include:
* Five species in the subfamily
Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
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Equivalent teeth shrew mole (''Uropsilus aequodonenia'')
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Anderson's shrew mole (''Uropsilus andersoni'')
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Gracile shrew mole (''Uropsilus gracilis'')
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Inquisitive shrew mole (''Uropsilus investigator'')
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Chinese shrew mole (''Uropsilus soricipes'')
* Two species in the tribe
Urotrichini, or ''himizu'', native to Japan:
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Japanese shrew mole (''Urotrichus talpoides'')
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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 speci ...
(''Dymecodon pilirostris'')
* One species in the tribe
Neurotrichini, native to Pacific North America:
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American shrew mole (''Neurotrichus gibbsii'')
For a list of all mole species, see
list of talpids.
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