Azumi shrew - Azumi togarinezumi

Japanese: アズミトガリネズミ - あずみとがりねずみ
Azumi shrew - Azumi togarinezumi

...Their life span is about one year. Others include the Azumi shrew S. hosonoi , found only in the high mountains of central Honshu, and the Tokyo shrew S. minutissimus hawkeri (body length 4.2 cm, tail length 2.9 cm), which is one of the smallest mammals and lives in eastern Hokkaido. The Hokkaido long-legged shrew S. unguiculatus , which has large front legs, is often mistaken for a mole. [Imaizumi Yoshiharu]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Azumi shrew" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…寿命は1年前後。ほかに本州中部の高山にのみ分布するアズミトガリネズミS.hosonoi,北海道東部にすむ最小の哺乳類の一つであるトウキョウトガリネズミS.minutissimus hawkeri(体長4.2cm,尾長2.9cm)などがあり,大きな前足をもつ北海道のオオアシトガリネズミS.unguiculatusは,しばしばモグラとまちがえられる。【今泉 吉晴】。…

※「アズミトガリネズミ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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