Mogera uchidai Abe, Shiraishi and Arai 1991

Mogera uchidai Abe, Shiraishi and Arai 1991, J. Mammal. Soc. Japan, 15: 53.

Type Locality: Japan, Ryukyu Isls, Senkaku Isls, west coast of Uotsuri-jima.

Vernacular Names: Senkaku Mole.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Originally described as Nesoscaptor uchidai, but Motokawa et al. (2001 b) recognized a close relationship to Mogera insularis . The species is endemic to the Senkaku Isls (Motokawa, 2000) and seriously threatened by habitat degradation (Yokohata, 1999).