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title: "Lesser Japanese Mole"
description: "Mogera imaizumii — Mammiferi. The small Japanese mole, lesser Japanese mole or Japanese Eastern Mole (Mogera imaizumii) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-japanese-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Japanese Mole

> Mogera imaizumii — Mammiferi. The small Japanese mole, lesser Japanese mole or  Japanese Eastern Mole  (Mogera imaizumii) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Mogera imaizumii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 142
- Wikidata: [Q1764997](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764997)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46985](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46985)

## Names

- en: Lesser Japanese Mole
- de: Kleiner Japanischer Maulwurf
- pl: Kretowiec mały

## Countries with the most observations

JP (48)

## Summary

The small Japanese mole, lesser Japanese mole or  Japanese Eastern Mole  (Mogera imaizumii) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Japanese_mole

## Photo

![Lesser Japanese Mole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-japanese-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317173473

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-japanese-mole?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).