Dymecodon pilirostris
F. W. True, 1886
True's Shrew Mole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Superfamily | : Talpoidea |
| Family | : Talpidae |
| Subfamily | : Talpinae |
| Tribe | : Urotrichini |
| Genus | : Dymecodon |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
True, F.W. 1886-09-02. Description of a new genus and species of mole, Dymecodon pilirostris, from Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 9(557):97-98.
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Original name as described
Dymecodon pilirostris
Other common names
Lesser Japanese Shrew Mole
Type material
USNM:MAMM:15291 (= USNM:MAMM:A22139)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Yenosima [= Enoshima], at the mouth of the Bay Yeddo [= Tokyo Bay], " Honshu, Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Japan
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 3 names and synonyms.
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