Shrew mole
Not to be confused with Mole shrew (disambiguation).
A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with that name include:
- Four species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like moles", native to China:
- 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 Neutrichini, native to Pacific North America:
- American shrew-mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii)
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