Shrew mole
title: "Shrew mole" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public topic_path: "uncategorized" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrew_mole" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with this name include:
- Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
- Equivalent teeth shrew mole (Uropsilus aequodonenia)
- Anderson's shrew mole (Uropsilus andersoni)
- Gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
- Inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator)
- Chinese shrew mole (Uropsilus soricipes)
- Two species in the tribe Urotrichini, or himizu, native to Japan:
- Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
- True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)
- One species in the tribe Neurotrichini, native to Pacific North America:
- American shrew mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
For a list of all mole species, see list of talpids.
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