Japanese mole

The Japanese mole (Mogera wogura), also known as Temminck's mole, is a species of mole endemic to Japan. A solitary and diurnal species, it can live for up to 3.5 years in the wild. Their sizes vary depending on the temperature and the hardness of the soil they reside in.

Japanese mole
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Mogera
Species:
M. wogura
Binomial name
Mogera wogura
(Temminck, 1842)
Japanese mole range
Synonyms

Mogera kobeae Thomas, 1905

The Kobe mole (M. kobeae) was formerly described as a distinct species, but is now known to be conspecific with M. wogura.

This species has shown signs of genetic drift through either paripatric or peripatric speciation. This conclusion has been reached due to the dental anomalies found within the Japanese Mole populations, depending on the region where the Japanese mole is found.

M. wogura is believed to have derived from the arrival of its ancestor to Japan around 0.1 to 0.01 MYA. This was around the last recorded glacial period.

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