noun
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew
Scientific name Crocidura shantungensis. A small shrew species found in East Asia. Typically written in katakana as コジネズミ.
コジネズミは日本を含む東アジアに分布する。
The Asian lesser white-toothed shrew is distributed in East Asia, including Japan.
この地域ではコジネズミがよく見られる。
Asian lesser white-toothed shrews are often seen in this area.
ジネズミ (Crocidura dsinezumi) is a different species of white-toothed shrew native to Japan, while コジネズミ is the Asian lesser white-toothed shrew.
Compound of 小 (ko, 'small') + 地鼠 (jinezumi, 'shrew'). The exact derivation is straightforward; the word follows standard Japanese naming patterns for small mammals.