シロウマトガリネズミ

Meanings

Shirouma shrew

usually written using kana alone

A subspecies of the Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) endemic to the Shirouma mountain area in Japan. Scientific name: Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus.

シロウマトガリネズミは白しろ馬うま岳だけ周しゅう辺へんだけに生せい息そくする固こ有ゆう亜あ種しゅです。
The Shirouma shrew is an endemic subspecies that lives only around Mount Shirouma.

Kanji

白white
馬horse
尖be pointed, sharp, taper
鼠rat, mouse, dark gray

Related words

トガリネズミ
Refers to shrews in general or the family Soricidae. シロウマトガリネズミ is a specific subspecies of the Azumi shrew.
アズミトガリネズミ
The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi), the species to which the Shirouma shrew belongs. シロウマトガリネズミ is a subspecies restricted to the Shirouma area.

Built from

白しろ+馬うま+トガリネズミ

Written forms

しろうまとがりねずみ
Hiragana spelling, also acceptable but less common than katakana for this species name.
白しろ馬うま尖とがり鼠ねずみ
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in older or specialized literature; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Etymology

Named after the Shirouma (白馬) mountain region where it is found, combined with トガリネズミ (shrew). The exact derivation of the subspecies name is straightforward from its geographic location.