Senkaku mole
| Senkaku mole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Mogera |
| Species: | M. uchidai |
| Binomial name | |
| Mogera uchidai Abe, Shiraishi & Arai, 1991 | |
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| Senkaku mole range | |
The Senkaku mole (Mogera uchidai), also known as the Ryukyu mole, is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It was formerly classified as being the only species in the genus Nesoscaptor. It is endemic to the Uotsuri-jima (Japanese: 魚釣島; hiragana: うおつりじま) of the disputed territory of Senkaku Islands, also known as the Diaoyutai Islands (Chinese: 釣魚台列嶼).
Ecological threats
Its existence is threatened by habitat loss, due to the introduction of domestic goats in 1978; the goats now number more than 300 on this tiny island.[2][3] Its conservation status was upgraded to CR in 2010 by the Biodiversity Center of Japan, although the IUCN still considers that current lack of population data prevents an accurate assessment.[1][4]New population studies have evaluated the species as vulnerable.
Notes
- 1 2 Yasushi Yokohata (2008). "Mogera uchidai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ EDGE,"Diaoyutai mole (Nesoscaptor uchidai)", Mammal Species Information,2010.
- ↑ "Ecological Society of Japan", 日本生態学会(the Ecological Society of Japan、ESJ), Kyoto,2010. (in Japanese)(in English)
- ↑ センカクモグラ（絶滅危惧種情報検索）,"ＲＤＢ種情報（動物）種の詳細情報" - 環境省日本生物多様性中心 (in Japanese)
References
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Mogera uchidai. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- 伊澤雅子 「センカクモグラ」 『改訂・沖縄県の絶滅のおそれのある野生生物（動物編）-レッドデータおきなわ-』、沖縄県文化環境部自然保護課編 、2005年、19-20頁。 (in Japanese)
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Mogera uchidai |
- EDGE:: Mammal Species Information(Nesoscaptor uchidai)
- センカクモグラ（絶滅危惧種情報検索） - 環境省生物多様性センター. (in Japanese)