Mogera robusta, Nehring, 1891
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Ussuri Mole
French: Taupe de |'Oussouri / German: Ussuri-Maulwurf / Spanish: Topo de Ussuri
Other common names: Large Mole
Taxonomy. Mogera wogura View in CoL robusta Nehring, 1891 View in CoL ,
Vladivostok, Eastern Siberia.
Mogera robusta View in CoL and M. wogura View in CoL were considered the same species, but mtDNA data suggested their distinctiveness. Nuclear DNA data indicated more complex pattern with clusters involving both M. robustaand M. wogura View in CoL . Moles occupying southern part of the
Korean Peninsula have often been considered a valid species or a subspecies coreana, related either to M. robusta View in CoL or M. wogura View in CoL . True phylogenetic relationships are still uncertain. Monotypic.
Distribution. NE China (Inner Mongolia [= Nei Mongol], Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning), SE Russian Far East, and Korean Peninsula. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 147-165 mm, tail 1620-5 mm, hindfoot 18-21 mm; weight 95-9-127-3 g. Tail is 0-3-13-4% head-body length. The Ussuri Mole is large; dorsum is brownish, mixed with gray metallic sheen, and venter has shiny silvery yellow hue. Skull is stout, and rostrum is broad. Dental formulais 13/2, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 3/3 (x2) = 42. Extensive dental abnormalities were found specimens from Primorskii Krai, Russia. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 36 and FNa = 58 from Korea.
Habitat. Montane woodland, forests, grasslands, and farmlands. The Ussuri Mole is rarely found on steep slopes with rocky soils. In Russia, it is absent from elevations above 500-700 m.
Food and Feeding. The Ussuri Mole eats insects, their larvae, earthworms, millipedes, and centipedes. Mollusks, spiders, and mice are rarely eaten.
Breeding. Breeding of the Ussuri Mole occurs from late March to mid-August. There are two litters annually at the end of May and in July; litters have 2-10 young (mean 6-9). Young nurse for 26-30 days and attain sexual maturity at 10-11 months old.
Activity patterns. The Ussuri Mole is fossorial and excavates molehills 20-45 cm in diameter and 10-25 cm high.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Densities of Ussuri Moles are up 2-5 ind/ha.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Abe (1967), Asahara et al. (2012), Hoffmann & Lunde (2008), Jones & Johnson (1960), Kawada (2016), Kawada et al. (2001), Kirihara et al. (2013), Koh Hung-Sun et al. (2012), Krivosheev (1984), Kuroda (1939a), Shinohara, Suzuki et al. (2004), Tsuchiya et al. (2000), Zaitsev et al. (2014).
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