noun
broad-footed mole
Refers to the species Scapanus latimanus, a mole native to western North America. The Japanese name literally means 'light-colored western mole'.
ウスイロセイブモグラは北アメリカ西部に生息する。
The broad-footed mole inhabits western North America.
Compound of 薄色 (usuiro, 'light color'), 西部 (seibu, 'western'), and 土竜 (mogura, 'mole'), describing the mole's pale coloration and western habitat. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name is a straightforward descriptive compound.