Order Soricomorpha: Shrews and Moles
Common name
(Korean name) |
Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Range | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Family Talpidae: Moles | ||||
Japanese Mole
|
Mogera wogura (Temminck, 1833) |
High moist forest. | Throughout mainland; not found on Jeju or Ulleungdo |
|
Family Soricidae: Shrews | ||||
Dsinezumi Shrew
|
Crocidura dsinezumi (Temminck, 1842) |
Damp forests and grasslands. | Found only on Jeju. |
|
Ussuri Shrew
|
Crocidura lasiura (Dobson, 1890) |
Widespread. | Throughout mainland. |
|
Lesser Shrew
|
Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811) |
Moist deciduous forests. | Throughout, including Ulleungdo. |
|
Eurasian Water Shrew
|
Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) |
Riparian areas and mountain lakes. | Northern North Korea. |
|
Laxmann's Shrew
|
Sorex caecutiens (Laxmann, 1788) |
Rugged mountains. | Northern and northeastern North Korea. |
|
Large-Toothed Siberian Shrew
|
Sorex daphaenodon (Thomas, 1907) |
Boreal forests and alpine meadows. | Paektusan region. |
|
Slender Shrew
|
Sorex gracillimus (Thomas, 1907) |
Coniferous forests and alpine regions. | Northeastern North Korea. |
|
Even-Toothed Shrew
|
Sorex isodon (Turov, 1924) |
Mountain forests. | Baekdudaegan mountains. |
|
Eurasian Least Shrew
|
Sorex minutissimus (Zimmermann, 1780) |
Rugged mountains bove 1500 meters. | Central and northern Korea. |
|
Ussuri Shrew
|
Sorex mirabilis (Ognev, 1937) |
Moist ground above 1500 meters. | Central and northern Korea. |
|
Long-Clawed Shrew
|
Sorex unguiculatus (Dobson, 1890) |
High moist areas. | Northeastern North Korea. |
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Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of Korea
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