The Echigo mole (Mogera etigo) is an endangered species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to Japan, being found only on the Echigo plain, Niigata prefecture.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Mogera |
| Species: | M. etigo
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| Mogera etigo Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1991
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References
edit- ^ Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2016). "Mogera etigo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13604A22323841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13604A22323841.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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