Taxonomy Profile: Mogera uchidai (Abe Shiraishi and Arai 1991)

Mogera uchidai: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Nesoscaptor uchidai
Abe Shiraishi and Arai 1991
Common Name(s):
Senkaku Mole []
Ryukyu Mole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mogera uchidai: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Soricomorpha
Family : Talpidae
desmans |
moles |
shrew-moles |
Subfamily : Talpinae
moles |
Tribe : Talpini
Genus : Mogera
Species : Mogera uchidai
Senkaku Mole |
Ryukyu Mole |
Mogera uchidai Direct Children(s):
Mogera uchidai: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mogera uchidai
Mogera uchidai: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mogera uchidai: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Endangered
Comment:
Comments: Originally described as Nesoscaptor uchidai, but Motokawa et al. (2001b) recognized a close relationship to Mogera insularis. The species is endemic to the Senkaku Isls (Motokawa, 2000) and seriously threatened by habitat degradation (Yokohata, 1999)