Euroscaptor mizura (English spelling)

Japanese: Euroscaptor mizura(英語表記)Euroscaptormizura
Euroscaptor mizura (English spelling)

...In Japan, they are commonly seen in forests, grasslands, fields, and parks throughout the country except Hokkaido, and are one of the most common wild mammals. The main moles include the medium-sized Azuma mole (Mogera wogura ) that lives east of the Kanto region, the large Kobe mole (M. kobeae ) that lives in the plains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu from the Chubu region west, and the small Mizura mole ( Euroscaptor mizura ) that lives in the high mountains.
[Ecology]
Moles mainly live in the soil layer within the range of plant roots, where they dig tunnel networks and live alone, occupying territories of about 50 to 80 meters square.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Euroscaptor mizura" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本には,北海道を除く各地の森林,草原,畑,公園などにふつうに見られ,もっともみじかな野生哺乳類の一つとなっている。おもなモグラに関東以東にすむ中型のアズマモグラMogera wogura(イラスト),中部以西の本州,四国,九州の平野部にすむ大型のコウベモグラM.kobeae(イラスト),高山にすむ小型のミズラモグラEuroscaptor mizura(イラスト)などがある。
[生態]
 モグラの生活圏は主として植物の根が及ぶ範囲内の土壌層で,ここにトンネル網をきずいて単独で生活し,50~80m四方ほどの土地をなわばりとして占有する。…

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