Mogera kanoana, Kawada et al., 2007

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Talpidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 52-619 : 617

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6678191

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6671992

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scientific name

Mogera kanoana
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42. View Plate 27: Talpidae

Kano’s Mole

Mogera kanoana

French: Taupe de Kano / German: Kano-Maulwurf / Spanish: Topo de Kano

Taxonomy. Mogera kanoana Kawada et al., 2007 , Tatachia, Yushan National Park, Nantou Province, Taiwan.

In the original description, species name kanoana was proposed as a replacement name, but it became the valid description of a new species. Molecular data suggest that M. kanoana is most closely related to M. insularis View in CoL . Geographical variation was reported in Taiwan. Monotypic.

Distribution. C Taiwan Mts. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 113-133-5 mm, tail 8-5-13-5 mm, hindfoot 13-5-15 mm; weight 23-5-59 g. Tail is 7-7-11:6% of head-body length. Kano’s Mole is small, with dark fur, relatively long tail, and protruding snout. Skull is characterized by long slender palate and small molars compared with the Insular Mole (M. insularis ). Incisor row is V-shaped. Dental formulais13/2,C1/1,P 4/4, M 3/3 (x2) = 42. Dental abnormalities were reported. There are 7 cervical, 13 thoracic, 6 lumbar, and 6 sacral vertebrae. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 32 and FNa = 56.

Habitat. Mainly broadleaf forests but also gardens and flowerbeds. Kano’s Mole is known from high mountains up to elevations of ¢.2800 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Two pregnant Kano’s Moles were collected in August and March, each with three fetuses.

Activity patterns. Kano’s Mole is fossorial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Kawada (2016), Kawada, Oda et al. (2010), Kawada, Shinohara et al. (2007), Lin Liangkong & Motokawa (2014).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Talpidae

Genus

Mogera

Loc

Mogera kanoana

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018
2018
Loc

Mogera kanoana

Kawada et al. 2007
2007
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