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title: "Japanese Shrewmole"
description: "Urotrichus talpoides — Mamíferos. The Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides) or himizu (ヒミズ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/japanese-shrewmole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Shrewmole

> Urotrichus talpoides — Mamíferos. The Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides) or himizu (ヒミズ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Urotrichus talpoides*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 86
- Wikidata: [Q1769241](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769241)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47034](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47034)

## Names

- en: Japanese Shrewmole
- de: Japanischer Spitzmull
- es: Urotrichus
- fr: Taupe des montagnes du Japon
- nl: Japanse spitsmuismol

## Countries with the most observations

JP (59)

## Summary

The Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides) or himizu (ヒミズ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

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

## Photo

![Japanese Shrewmole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-shrewmole/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396024748

## Machine access

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