Japanese shrew mole
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| phylum | Chordata | The Japanese shrew mole or himizu (Urotrichus talpoides) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan and is found on Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Awaji Island, Shodo Island, Oki Islands, Tsushima Island, Goto Islands, Mishima Island (Yamaguchi Prefecture), and Awashima Island (Niigata Prefecture), but is absent from Hokkaido. It is one of three Urotrichini and it is the only species in the genus Urotrichus.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| clade | Eulipotyphla | |
| order | Soricomorpha | |
| family | Talpidae | |
| genus | Urotrichus | |
| species | U. talpoides |
