List of Mammals of Korea - Order Soricomorpha: Shrews and Moles

Order Soricomorpha: Shrews and Moles

Common name

(Korean name)

 Species

(Authority)

 Preferred habitat Range Status
Family Talpidae: Moles
Japanese Mole


(두더지)

 Mogera wogura
(Temminck, 1833)		 High moist forest. Throughout mainland; not found on Jeju or Ulleungdo
  • I: Least Concern.
  • SK: Vermin.
Family Soricidae: Shrews
Dsinezumi Shrew


(제주땃쥐)

 Crocidura dsinezumi
(Temminck, 1842)		 Damp forests and grasslands. Found only on Jeju.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Uncertain.
Ussuri Shrew


(땃쥐)

 Crocidura lasiura
(Dobson, 1890)		 Widespread. Throughout mainland.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Common.
Lesser Shrew


(작은땃쥐)

 Crocidura suaveolens
(Pallas, 1811)		 Moist deciduous forests. Throughout, including Ulleungdo.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Common.
Eurasian Water Shrew


(갯첨서)

 Neomys fodiens
(Pennant, 1771)		 Riparian areas and mountain lakes. Northern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Rare.
Laxmann's Shrew


(뒤쥐)

 Sorex caecutiens
(Laxmann, 1788)		 Rugged mountains. Northern and northeastern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Abundant.
Large-Toothed Siberian Shrew


(백두산뒤쥐)

 Sorex daphaenodon
(Thomas, 1907)		 Boreal forests and alpine meadows. Paektusan region.
  • I: Least Concern.
Slender Shrew


(쇠뒤쥐)

 Sorex gracillimus
(Thomas, 1907)		 Coniferous forests and alpine regions. Northeastern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Common.
Even-Toothed Shrew


(큰발뒤쥐)

 Sorex isodon
(Turov, 1924)		 Mountain forests. Baekdudaegan mountains.
  • I: Least Concern.
Eurasian Least Shrew


(꼬마뒤쥐)

 Sorex minutissimus
(Zimmermann, 1780)		 Rugged mountains bove 1500 meters. Central and northern Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Rare.
Ussuri Shrew


(큰첨서)

 Sorex mirabilis
(Ognev, 1937)		 Moist ground above 1500 meters. Central and northern Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Rare.
Long-Clawed Shrew


(긴발톱첨서)

 Sorex unguiculatus
(Dobson, 1890)		 High moist areas. Northeastern North Korea.
  • I: Least Concern.
  • K: Locally abundant.

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