Small Japanese Mole

Small Japanese MoleThe Small Japanese Mole is found mainly in eastern Japan. It uses habitats from lowland grasslands and farmland to mountain forest, with regional differences in size and coat color.What does it look like?Head-and-body length is about 12.1–15.9 cm and mass 48–127 g. The account reports smaller, darker-brown forms in mountains and larger, browner forms in lowlands.How does it live?The Small Japanese Mole is found mainly in eastern Japan. It uses habitats from lowland grasslands and farmland to mountain forest, with regional differences in size and coat color.It eats underground insects, earthworms, geophilomorph centipedes, leeches, and sometimes plant seeds. Breeding is mainly reported in spring, with some autumn records.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.