Order Soricomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 220 311 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther 1880) [Euroscaptor] mizura (Gunther 1880) , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880: 441 . Type Locality: Japan , Honshu, "In the neighbourhood of Yokohama". Vernacular Names: Japanese Mountain Mole . Subspecies: : Subspecies Euroscaptor mizura subsp. mizura Gunther 1880 Subspecies Euroscaptor mizura subsp. othai Imaizumi 1955 Distribution: Mountains of Honshu ( Japan ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable. Discussion: Imaizumi (1970 b ) and Abe et al. (1991) included this species in the genus Euroscaptor , while Corbet (1978 c ) placed it in Talpa . Three populations have been named, of which othai represents "probably a distinct species", according to Imaizumi (1970 b ) ; a view supported by Yoshiyuki (1988 b ) . Karyotype (2n = 36, FN = 52) described by Kawada et al. (2001) .