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'''Urotrichini''' is a [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] of the [[Talpidae|mole family]], and consists of Japanese and American shrew-moles. They belong to the [[Talpinae|Old World moles and relatives]] branch of the mole family ([[Talpidae]]). There are only two species, each of which represents its own genus. The name "shrew-moles" refers to their morphological resemblance to shrews, while generally being thought of as "true moles". The species are the [[Japanese shrew mole]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp/ikimono/honyu/mogura/02ph1.htm |title=ハチュウ類・両生類・小型ホニュウ類図鑑 |publisher=Kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> [[True's shrew mole]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Talpidae.html#Talpidae |title=Adw: Talpidae: Classification |publisher=Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> and [[American shrew-mole|American shrew mole]].<ref> |
'''Urotrichini''' is a [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] of the [[Talpidae|mole family]], and consists of Japanese and American shrew-moles. They belong to the [[Talpinae|Old World moles and relatives]] branch of the mole family ([[Talpidae]]). There are only two species, each of which represents its own genus. The name "shrew-moles" refers to their morphological resemblance to shrews, while generally being thought of as "true moles". The species are the [[Japanese shrew mole]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp/ikimono/honyu/mogura/02ph1.htm |title=ハチュウ類・両生類・小型ホニュウ類図鑑 |publisher=Kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> [[True's shrew mole]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Talpidae.html#Talpidae |title=Adw: Talpidae: Classification |publisher=Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu |date= |accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref> and [[American shrew-mole|American shrew mole]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yates|first=Terry L.|last2=Greenbaum|first2=Ira F.|date=1982|title=Biochemical Systematics of North American Moles (Insectivora: Talpidae)|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/1380433|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=63|issue=3|pages=368–374|doi=10.2307/1380433}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|pmid=2408071 | volume=335 | title=Speciation and evolution in the family Talpidae (Mammalia: Insectivora) | year=1990 | journal=Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. | pages=1–22 | last1 = Yates | first1 = TL | last2 = Moore | first2 = DW}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T37sFCl43E8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Walker's Mammals of the World|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=|accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Motokawa|first=Masaharu|date=June 2004|title=Phylogenetic relationships within the family Talpidae (Mammalia: Insectivora)|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-zoology/article/phylogenetic-relationships-within-the-family-talpidae-mammalia-insectivora/82B3827CCD30086F677459DACB041A27|journal=Journal of Zoology|language=en|volume=263|issue=2|pages=147–157|doi=10.1017/S0952836904004972|issn=1469-7998|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shinohara|first=Akio|last2=Suzuki|first2=Hitoshi|last3=Tsuchiya|first3=Kimiyuki|last4=Zhang|first4=Ya-Ping|last5=Luo|first5=Jing|last6=Jiang|first6=Xue-Long|last7=Wang|first7=Ying-Xiang|last8=Campbell|first8=Kevin L.|date=December 2004|title=Evolution and Biogeography of Talpid Moles from Continental East Asia and the Japanese Islands Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences|url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2108/zsj.21.1177|journal=Zoological Science|language=en-US|volume=21|issue=12|pages=1177–1185|doi=10.2108/zsj.21.1177|issn=0289-0003|via=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jez.b.21209/abstract |title= The evolution of female mole ovotestes evidences high plasticity of mammalian gonad development|date=2007-12-17 |accessdate=2013-09-01 |doi=10.1002/jez.b.21209 |volume=310B |journal=Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution |pages=259–266}}</ref> |
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In Japan, the word "Himizu" ('''ヒミズ''') may refer to both to the [[Japanese shrew mole]] in particular and Urotrichini in general; when [[True's shrew mole]] is distinguished from the general Himizu forms, the feminine diminutive word "Hime" is added to refer to the smaller size of that species. Although they are common in Japan, their alpine habitats, small size, and secretive lifestyle makes them generally unknown except among some mountain people and researchers. |
In Japan, the word "Himizu" ('''ヒミズ''') may refer to both to the [[Japanese shrew mole]] in particular and Urotrichini in general; when [[True's shrew mole]] is distinguished from the general Himizu forms, the feminine diminutive word "Hime" is added to refer to the smaller size of that species. Although they are common in Japan, their alpine habitats, small size, and secretive lifestyle makes them generally unknown except among some mountain people and researchers. |
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==Morphology and ecological niche== |
== Morphology and ecological niche == |
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Urotrichini paws are smaller and more downward- and backward-facing than the out-and-to-the-side orientation of the paws of classic moles, although not so much as in shrews. The limbs protrude slightly down and away from the body, as opposed to being invisibly retracted into the body with paws springing from just behind the head, as with moles. As such, Urotrichini are less well adapted than moles to forward burrowing, but better adapted to digging through the softer surface debris, leaf litter, and topsoils of alpine forest surfaces. |
Urotrichini paws are smaller and more downward- and backward-facing than the out-and-to-the-side orientation of the paws of classic moles, although not so much as in shrews. The limbs protrude slightly down and away from the body, as opposed to being invisibly retracted into the body with paws springing from just behind the head, as with moles. As such, Urotrichini are less well adapted than moles to forward burrowing, but better adapted to digging through the softer surface debris, leaf litter, and topsoils of alpine forest surfaces. |
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==Nocturnality== |
== Nocturnality == |
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Unlike true moles, Urotrichini are not equally active day and night. Himizu spend a large part of their days sleeping in specially excavated deep subsoil burrows. |
Unlike true moles, Urotrichini are not equally active day and night. Himizu spend a large part of their days sleeping in specially excavated deep subsoil burrows. |
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==Position within the family Talpidae== |
== Position within the family Talpidae == |
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The Japanese shrewmole and True's shrewmole are more closely related to the [[shrew-mole (Neurotrichus)|American shrew mole]] than they are either [[Uropsilinae|Taiwanese and mainland Asian "shrew moles"]] or [[Scalopinae|New World moles]]. These Urotrichini belong to members of the [[Talpinae|Old World moles]] subfamily, which also includes [[mole (animal)|moles]] and [[desman]]s. The chiefly Chinese [[Uropsilinae]] shrew-like moles, despite previously having been called "shrew-moles" as well, are morphologically and genetically quite different, and comprise a sub-family of their own. |
The Japanese shrewmole and True's shrewmole are more closely related to the [[shrew-mole (Neurotrichus)|American shrew mole]] than they are either [[Uropsilinae|Taiwanese and mainland Asian "shrew moles"]] or [[Scalopinae|New World moles]]. These Urotrichini belong to members of the [[Talpinae|Old World moles]] subfamily, which also includes [[mole (animal)|moles]] and [[desman]]s. The chiefly Chinese [[Uropsilinae]] shrew-like moles, despite previously having been called "shrew-moles" as well, are morphologically and genetically quite different, and comprise a sub-family of their own. |
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The taxonomy of this group has changed. Both Asiatic species had been thought of as one genus, ''Urotrichus''. More recently, it was decided that a new genus, ''Dymecodon'', be created within the Urotrichini to reflect significant morphological differences. |
The taxonomy of this group has changed. Both Asiatic species had been thought of as one genus, ''Urotrichus''. More recently, it was decided that a new genus, ''Dymecodon'', be created within the Urotrichini to reflect significant morphological differences. |
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==Distribution== |
== Distribution == |
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The fluctuating borders between Urotrichini species in Japan have been the subject of study. ''Dymecodon pilirostris'' is found only at higher altitudes, possibly due to soil conditions. The larger ''Urotrichus talpoides'' dominates richer lowland areas, displacing ''D. pilirostris'' to the poorer soils on the steeper slopes of higher altitudes. Maps of these fluctuating boundaries show a sea of Japanese shrew mole territory dotted with islands of True's Shew mole on the steeper areas. This results in isolation of breeding populations of ''D. pilirostris'' and notable sub-speciation among the Himizu Hime which is not found among the standard Japanese shrew moles.<ref>{{cite |
The fluctuating borders between Urotrichini species in Japan have been the subject of study. ''Dymecodon pilirostris'' is found only at higher altitudes, possibly due to soil conditions. The larger ''Urotrichus talpoides'' dominates richer lowland areas, displacing ''D. pilirostris'' to the poorer soils on the steeper slopes of higher altitudes. Maps of these fluctuating boundaries show a sea of Japanese shrew mole territory dotted with islands of True's Shew mole on the steeper areas. This results in isolation of breeding populations of ''D. pilirostris'' and notable sub-speciation among the Himizu Hime which is not found among the standard Japanese shrew moles.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200119/000020011901A0665595.php|title=The Shift in the Altitudinal Distributions of Dymecodon pilirostris and Urotrichus talpoides in the Mt. Bandai Area, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.|last= Yoshiyuki|first= Imura |last2= Yukibumi |first2= Kaneko |last3= Miho |first3= Konno |language= Japanese |website=|journal=Mammalian Science|issn=0385-437X|issue= 82|pages=71-82|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229032741/http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200119/000020011901A0665595.php|archive-date=February 29, 2012|dead-url=|accessdate=2013-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dobson|first=Mike|date=September 1994|title=Patterns of distribution in Japanese land mammals|url=https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.1994.tb00137.x|journal=Mammal Review|language=en|volume=24|issue=3|pages=91–111|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2907.1994.tb00137.x|issn=0305-1838|via=}}</ref> |
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==References== |
== References == |
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Urotrichini is a tribe of the mole family, and consists of Japanese and American shrew-moles. They belong to the Old World moles and relatives branch of the mole family (Talpidae). There are only two species, each of which represents its own genus. The name "shrew-moles" refers to their morphological resemblance to shrews, while generally being thought of as "true moles". The species are the Japanese shrew mole,[1] True's shrew mole[2] and American shrew mole.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
In Japan, the word "Himizu" (ヒミズ) may refer to both to the Japanese shrew mole in particular and Urotrichini in general; when True's shrew mole is distinguished from the general Himizu forms, the feminine diminutive word "Hime" is added to refer to the smaller size of that species. Although they are common in Japan, their alpine habitats, small size, and secretive lifestyle makes them generally unknown except among some mountain people and researchers.
Morphology and ecological niche
Urotrichini paws are smaller and more downward- and backward-facing than the out-and-to-the-side orientation of the paws of classic moles, although not so much as in shrews. The limbs protrude slightly down and away from the body, as opposed to being invisibly retracted into the body with paws springing from just behind the head, as with moles. As such, Urotrichini are less well adapted than moles to forward burrowing, but better adapted to digging through the softer surface debris, leaf litter, and topsoils of alpine forest surfaces.
Nocturnality
Unlike true moles, Urotrichini are not equally active day and night. Himizu spend a large part of their days sleeping in specially excavated deep subsoil burrows.
Position within the family Talpidae
The Japanese shrewmole and True's shrewmole are more closely related to the American shrew mole than they are either Taiwanese and mainland Asian "shrew moles" or New World moles. These Urotrichini belong to members of the Old World moles subfamily, which also includes moles and desmans. The chiefly Chinese Uropsilinae shrew-like moles, despite previously having been called "shrew-moles" as well, are morphologically and genetically quite different, and comprise a sub-family of their own.
The taxonomy of this group has changed. Both Asiatic species had been thought of as one genus, Urotrichus. More recently, it was decided that a new genus, Dymecodon, be created within the Urotrichini to reflect significant morphological differences.
Distribution
The fluctuating borders between Urotrichini species in Japan have been the subject of study. Dymecodon pilirostris is found only at higher altitudes, possibly due to soil conditions. The larger Urotrichus talpoides dominates richer lowland areas, displacing D. pilirostris to the poorer soils on the steeper slopes of higher altitudes. Maps of these fluctuating boundaries show a sea of Japanese shrew mole territory dotted with islands of True's Shew mole on the steeper areas. This results in isolation of breeding populations of D. pilirostris and notable sub-speciation among the Himizu Hime which is not found among the standard Japanese shrew moles.[9][10]
References
- ^ "ハチュウ類・両生類・小型ホニュウ類図鑑". Kagakukan.sendai-c.ed.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Adw: Talpidae: Classification". Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Yates, Terry L.; Greenbaum, Ira F. (1982). "Biochemical Systematics of North American Moles (Insectivora: Talpidae)". Journal of Mammalogy. 63 (3): 368–374. doi:10.2307/1380433.
- ^ Yates, TL; Moore, DW (1990). "Speciation and evolution in the family Talpidae (Mammalia: Insectivora)". Prog. Clin. Biol. Res. 335: 1–22. PMID 2408071.
- ^ Walker's Mammals of the World. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Motokawa, Masaharu (June 2004). "Phylogenetic relationships within the family Talpidae (Mammalia: Insectivora)". Journal of Zoology. 263 (2): 147–157. doi:10.1017/S0952836904004972. ISSN 1469-7998.
- ^ Shinohara, Akio; Suzuki, Hitoshi; Tsuchiya, Kimiyuki; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Luo, Jing; Jiang, Xue-Long; Wang, Ying-Xiang; Campbell, Kevin L. (December 2004). "Evolution and Biogeography of Talpid Moles from Continental East Asia and the Japanese Islands Inferred from Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences". Zoological Science. 21 (12): 1177–1185. doi:10.2108/zsj.21.1177. ISSN 0289-0003.
- ^ "The evolution of female mole ovotestes evidences high plasticity of mammalian gonad development". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 310B: 259–266. 2007-12-17. doi:10.1002/jez.b.21209. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ Yoshiyuki, Imura; Yukibumi, Kaneko; Miho, Konno. "The Shift in the Altitudinal Distributions of Dymecodon pilirostris and Urotrichus talpoides in the Mt. Bandai Area, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan". Mammalian Science (in Japanese) (82): 71–82. ISSN 0385-437X. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Dobson, Mike (September 1994). "Patterns of distribution in Japanese land mammals". Mammal Review. 24 (3): 91–111. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1994.tb00137.x. ISSN 0305-1838.