small Japanese mole; Mogera imaizumii
A species of mole native to Japan. Scientific name: Mogera imaizumii.
The small Japanese mole is a small mole species endemic to Japan.
A tunnel made by a small Japanese mole had appeared in the garden.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
The name combines 東 (azuma, 'east') and 土竜 (mogura, 'mole'), referring to its distribution in eastern Japan. The exact derivation is uncertain.