Order INSECTIVORA
Family SORICIDAE
Sorex hosonoi Imaizumi, 1954: Azumi shrew
Karyotype is unknown.
Sorex minutissimus hawkeri Thomas, 1906: Ezo least shrew
Karyotype is unknown.
Sorex gracillimus Thomas, 1907: Slender shrew
2n=36, FN=60
Autosomes: A-4 pairs, ST-1 pair, SM-4 pairs, M-8 pairs; X: medium A; Y: small A
- Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tada T, Obara Y (1988) Karyological relationships among four species and subspecies of Sorex revealed by differential staining techniques. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 13: 21-31.
- Obara,Y (1988) Speciation and karyological differentiation of the family Soricidae, Insectivora. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 28: 31-41 (in Japanese).
Sorex caecutiens saevus Thomas, 1907: LaxmannĠs shrew
2n=42, FN=64
Autosomes: M-7 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-2 pairs, A-8 pairs; X: medium A; Y: small A
- Takagi N, Fujimaki Y (1966) Mammal. Chr. Newslet. 20: 68.
- Takagi N, Fujimaki Y (1966) Chromosomes of Sorex shinto saevus Thomas and Sorex unguiculatus Dobson. Japanese journal of Genetics 41: 109-113.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tada T, Obara Y (1988) Karyological relationships among four species and subspecies of Sorex revealed by differential staining techniques. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 13: 21-31.
- Obara,Y (1988) Speciation and karyological differentiation of the family Soricidae, Insectivora. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 28: 31-41 (in Japanese).
Sorex shinto shinto Thomas, 1905: Shinto shrew
2n=42, FN=64
Autosomes: M-7 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-2 pairs, A-8 pairs; X: medium A, Y: small A
- Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
- Tsuchiya K (1976) Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 33: 58-59.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tada T, Obara Y (1988) Karyological relationships among four species and subspecies of Sorex revealed by differential staining techniques. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 13: 21-31.
- Obara,Y (1988) Speciation and karyological differentiation of the family Soricidae, Insectivora. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 28: 31-41 (in Japanese).
Sorex shinto shikokensis Abe, 1967: Shikoku Shinto shrew
Karyotype is unknown.
Sorex sadonis Yoshiyuki and Imaizumi, 1986: Sado Shinto shrew
Karyotype is unknown.
Sorex unguiculatus Dobson, 1890: Long-clawed shrew
2n=42, FN=64
Autosomes: M-7 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-2 pairs, A-8 pairs; X: medium A; Y: small A
- Takagi N, Fujimaki Y (1966) Mammal. Chr. Newslet. 20: 68.
- Takagi N, Fujimaki Y (1966) Chromosomes of Sorex shinto saevus Thomas and Sorex unguiculatus Dobson. Japanese journal of Genetics 41: 109-113.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tada T, Obara Y (1988) Karyological relationships among four species and subspecies of Sorex revealed by differential staining techniques. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 13: 21-31.
- Obara,Y (1988) Speciation and karyological differentiation of the family Soricidae, Insectivora. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 28: 31-41 (in Japanese).
Chimarrogale platycephala (Temminck, 1842) : Japanese water shrew
2n=52, FN=100
Autosomes: M-17 pairs, SM-4 pairs, ST-4 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: medium A
- Obara Y, Tada T (1985) Karyotypes and chromosome banding patterns of the Japanese water shrew, Chimarrogale himalayica platycephala. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 61: 20-23.
- Obara Y, Izumi J, Tanaka T, Koseki J (1996) Heteromorphism of the No. 1 homologue in the Japanese water shrew, Chimarrogale himalayica platycephala. Chromosome Information Service 61: 20-22.
Crocidura suaveolens shantungensis Miller, 1901: Lesser white-toothed shrew
2n=40 or 39 (Robertsonian fusion), FN=46
Autosomes: A-15 pairs, ST-2 pairs, SM-1 pair, M-1pair; X: medium SM; Y: small A
- Tsuchiya K (1987) Cytogenetical and biochemical studies of Insectivora in Tsushima Island. In Nature of Tsushima, pp. 111-124, Tsushima Natural Resource Research Report, Nagasaki Prefecture (in Japanese).
Crocidura watasei Kuroda, 1924 : Watase's shrew
2n=26, FN=48
Autosomes: ????; X: medium SM; Y: small A
- Yosida TH, Tsuchiya K, Imai HT (1968) La-Kromosomo 1: 2426.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Harada M, Yosida TH, Hattori S, Tanaka S (1985) Cytogenetical studied on Insectivora. III. Karyotype comparison of two Crocidura species in Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 61: 371-374.
Crocidura dsinezumi (Temminck, 1844) : Japanese white-toothed shrew
2n=40, FN=52
Autosomes: ????; X: medium SM; Y: small ST
- Yosida TH, Moriguchi Y, Sonoda J (1968) Karyological studies of three species of Insectivora collected in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 18: 24-25.
- Yosida TH, Tsuchiya K, Imai HT (1968) La-Kromosomo 1: 2426.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Harada M, Yosida TH, Hattori S, Tanaka S (1985) Cytogenetical studied on Insectivora. III. Karyotype comparison of two Crocidura species in Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 61: 371-374.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tada T, Obara Y (1986) karyological relationship between the Japanese house shrew, Suncus murinus riukiuanus and the Japanese white-toothed shrew, Crocidura dsinezumi chisai. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 62: 125-128.
- Biltueva LS, Rogatcheva MB, Perelman PL, Borodin PM, Oda SI, Koyasu K, Harada M, Zima J, Graphodatsky AS (2001) Chromosomal phylogeny of certain shrews of the genera Crocidura and Suncus (Insectivora). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 39: 69-76.
Crocidura orii Kuroda, 1924 : Orii's shrew
Karyotype is unknown.
Suncus murinus temminckii (Fitzinger, 1868) : Ryukyu musk shrew
2n=, FN=
Autosomes:???; X, ??; Y, ??.
- Yosida TH, Tsuchiya K, Imai HT (1968) La-Kromosomo 1: 2426.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Ando K, Tagawa T, Uchida TA (1980) C-banding pattern on the chromosomes of the Japanese house shrew, Suncus murinus riukiuanus, and its implications. Experientia 36: 1040-1041.
- Obara Y, Miyai T (1981) A preliminary study on the sex chromosome variation of the Ryukyu house shrew, Suncus murinus riukiuanus. Japanese Journal of Genetics 56: 365-371.
- Yosida TH (1982) Cytogenetical studies on Insectivora. II. Geographical variation of chromosomes in the house shrew, Suncus murinus (Soricidae) in east, southeast and southewest Asia, with a note on the karyotype evolution and distribution. Japanese Journal of Genetics 57: 101-111.
- Minesawa J (1985) The chromosome and its variation of Suncus murinus. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 121-125, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese).
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Yosida TH (1985) The evolution and geographic differentiation of the house shrew karyotypes. Acta Zoologica Fennica 170: 31-34.
- Tada T, Obara Y (1986) karyological relationship between the Japanese house shrew, Suncus murinus riukiuanus and the Japanese white-toothed shrew, Crocidura dsinezumi chisai. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 62: 125-128.
- Biltueva LS, Rogatcheva MB, Perelman PL, Borodin PM, Oda SI, Koyasu K, Harada M, Zima J, Graphodatsky AS (2001) Chromosomal phylogeny of certain shrews of the genera Crocidura and Suncus (Insectivora). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 39: 69-76.
Dymecodon pilirostris True, 1886: Lesser Japanese shrew-mole
2n=34, FN=62
Autosomes: M-11 pairs, SM-2 pairs, ST-3 pairs; X: small M; Y: dot
- Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Hamada T, Yosida TH (1980) Cytogenetical studies on Insectivora, I. Comparison of karyotypes in two species of shrew mole in Japan. La Kromosomo II-20: 585-590 (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1988) Cytotaxonomic studies of the Family Talpidae from Japan. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science], 28: 49-61 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Obara Y (1999) Reconsideration of the karyological relationships between two Japanese species of shrew-moles, Dymecodon pilirostris and Urotrichus talpoides. Zoological Science 16: 167-174.
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck, 1841: Greater Japanese shrew-mole
2n=34, FN=64
Autosomes: M/SM-14 pairs, ST-1 pair, A-1 pair; X: small SM; Y: dot
- Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Hamada T, Yosida TH (1980) Cytogenetical studies on Insectivora, I. Comparison of karyotypes in two species of shrew mole in Japan. La Kromosomo II-20: 585-590 (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1987) Cytogenetical and biochemical studies of Insectivora in Tsushima Island. In Nature of Tsushima, pp. 111-124, Tsushima Natural Resource Research Report, Nagasaki Prefecture (in Japanese).
- Tsuchiya K (1988) Cytotaxonomic studies of the Family Talpidae from Japan. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science], 28: 49-61 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Obara Y (1999) Reconsideration of the karyological relationships between two Japanese species of shrew-moles, Dymecodon pilirostris and Urotrichus talpoides. Zoological Science 16: 167-174.
- Harada M, Ando A, Tsuchiya K, Koyasu K (2001) Geographic variations in chromosomes of the greater Japanese shrew-mole, Urotrichus talpoides (Mammalia: Insectivora). Zoological Science 18: 433-442.
Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther, 1880): Japanese mountain mole
2n=36, FN=52
Autosomes: M-4 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-2 pairs, A-8 pairs; X: small M or SM; Y: dot
- Kobayashi S (1987) Karyotype of Japanese mountain mole, Euroscaptor mizura (Gunther 1880). Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 27: 59 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Harada M, Obara Y, Kobayashi S, Koyasu K, Oda SI (2001) Karyosystematic analysis of Japanese talpine moles in the genera Euroscaptor and Mogera (Insectivora, Talpidae). Zoological Science 18: 1003-1010.
Mogera wogura (Temminck, 1842): Greater Japanese mole
2n=36, FN=52
Autosomes: M-4 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-2 pairs, A-8 pairs; X: small M or SM; Y: do
- Tsuchiya K (1976) . Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 33: 53-59.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1987) Cytogenetical and biochemical studies of Insectivora in Tsushima Island. In Nature of Tsushima, pp. 111-124, Tsushima Natural Resource Research Report, Nagasaki Prefecture (in Japanese).
- Tsuchiya K (1988) Cytotaxonomic studies of the Family Talpidae from Japan. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science], 28: 49-61 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Harada M, Obara Y, Kobayashi S, Koyasu K, Oda SI (2001) Karyosystematic analysis of Japanese talpine moles in the genera Euroscaptor and Mogera (Insectivora, Talpidae). Zoological Science 18: 1003-1010.
Mogera imaizumii Kuroda, 1957: Lesser Japanese mole
2n=36, FN=54
Autosomes: M-4 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-3 pairs, A-7 pairs; X: small M or SM; Y: dot
- Tsuchiya K (1976) . Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 33: 53-59.
- Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1988) Cytotaxonomic studies of the Family Talpidae from Japan. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science], 28: 49-61 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Harada M, Obara Y, Kobayashi S, Koyasu K, Oda SI (2001) Karyosystematic analysis of Japanese talpine moles in the genera Euroscaptor and Mogera (Insectivora, Talpidae). Zoological Science 18: 1003-1010.
Mogera tokudae Kuroda, 1940: Tokuda's mole Kuroda, 1957
2n=56, FN=56
Autosomes: M-5 pairs, SM-3 pairs, ST-5 pairs, A-4 pairs; X: small M or SM; Y: dot
- Tsuchiya K (1985) The chromosomes of Insectivora. In Suncus murinus, Biology of the Laboratory Shrew (Oda SI, Kitoh J, K. Ota K, Isomura G eds.), pp. 51-67, Japanese Societies Press, Tokyo (in Japanese with English summary).
- Tsuchiya K (1988) Cytotaxonomic studies of the Family Talpidae from Japan. Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science], 28: 49-61 (in Japanese).
- Kawada S, Harada M, Obara Y, Kobayashi S, Koyasu K, Oda SI (2001) Karyosystematic analysis of Japanese talpine moles in the genera Euroscaptor and Mogera (Insectivora, Talpidae). Zoological Science 18: 1003-1010.
Nesoscaptor uchidai Abe, Shiraishi and Arai, 1991: Senkaku mole
Karyotype is unknown.