Mogera wogura

(Temminck, 1843)

Large Japanese Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Talpini
Genus : Mogera

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1843. Aflevering 1. Pp. 1–24 in Temminck, C.J. 1844. Fauna Japonica. Aperçu général et spécifique sur les mammifères qui habitent le Japon et les îles qui en dépendent. A. Arnz & Co., Leiden, 59 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607652

Original name as described

Talpa wogura

Other common names

Japanese Western Mole · Temminck's Mole

Type material

RMNH.MAM.28684.a, RMNH.MAM.28684.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.28684.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.28684.b

Type locality

Japan. Restricted by O. Thomas in 1905 to "Yokohama," but H. Abe in 1995 considered it "probably … Nagasaki Prefecture or somewhere else where small-bodied moles are found in west or south Kyushu."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Japan

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. robusta

Taxonomy notes citation

Zemlemerova, E., Abramov, A., Kryukov, A., Lebedev, V., Min, M. S., Lee, S. J., & Bannikova, A. (2019). Genetic and morphologic diversity of the moles (Talpomorpha, Talpidae, Mogera) from the continental Far East. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 57(3), 662-678.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004330

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mogera wogura kobeae

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Talpidae

Root name

kobeae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.7.27.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/666f0aca-54a8-450b-b461-448945e738fb

Authority page

487

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244037

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Mogera wogura kanai

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Talpidae

Root name

kanai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.1.4.394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aea4377a-9bf8-469c-bcb2-331facbd7d87

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888094

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Mogera wogura kiusiuana

Kuroda, 1940

Family

Talpidae

Root name

kiusiuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda collection 760

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Tokyo

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa wogura

(Temminck, 1843)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

wogura

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.28684.a, RMNH.MAM.28684.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.28684.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.28684.b

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607652

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1843:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Mogera wogura gracilis

Kishida, 1936

Family

Talpidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261, 265

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Mogera wogura aquilonaris

Kishida, 1950

Family

Talpidae

Root name

aquilonaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

165

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa moogura

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moogura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mogera wogura

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Talpidae

Root name

wogura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41467/22323418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mogera wogura wogura

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

wogura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa moogura

(Temminck, 1843)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

moogura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

pl. 4 (figs. 1-5)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607714

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1843:pl. 4 (figs. 1-5), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

talpa Woogura

(A. Pomel, 1848)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

woogura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

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