Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
4522
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1
216
journal article
27944
10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1
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1175-5326
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Genus
Mogera
Pomel, 1848
Mogera
was included in the Genus
Talpa
(
Corbet 1978
)
, but
Talpa
has 44 teeth, whereas,
Mogera
has 42 teeth due to the loss of one pair of lower incisors (
Motokawa
et al
. 2001
). Although only one species inhabits
Korea
, the taxonomic status remains controversial.