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Shrew mole

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A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with that name include:

  • Four species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
  • 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 Neutrichini, native to Pacific North America:
  • American shrew-mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
  • References

    Shrew mole Wikipedia