Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther, 1880) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880:441.

TYPE LOCALITY: Japan, Honshu, "In the neighbourhood of Yokohama" .

DISTRIBUTION: Mountains of Honshu (Japan).

SYNONYMS: hiwaensis, othai.

COMMENTS: Imaizumi (1970b) and Abe et al. (1991) included this species in the genus Euroscaptor, while Corbet (1978c) placed it in Talpa . Three populations have been named, of which othai represents "probably a distinct species", according to Imaizumi (1970b); a view supported by Yoshiyuki (1988b).