Abramov A.V., Dinh T.D., Bui T.H. 2026. A synopsis of East Asian moles of the genus Mogera (Lipotyphla: Talpidae) with emphasis on Vietnamese populations // Russian J. Theriol. Vol.25. No.1. P.16–23 [in English].
Alexei V. Abramov [alexei.abramov@zin.ru], Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia; A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy prosp., 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center, Nguyen Van Huyen, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam; Dinh The Dung [dungvrtc@gmail.com], Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center, Nguyen Van Huyen, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam; Bui Tuan Hai [tuanhai@eulipotyphla.com], Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
doi: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.25.1.03
ABSTRACT. This paper presents a synoptic revision of the genus Mogera (Lipotyphla: Talpidae), based on morphological and genetic data. A total of ten species are recognized, which are represented by two lineages: the northern, or “Japanese”, lineage and the southern, or “Chinese”, lineage. Both lineages contain continental and insular species. The Japanese lineage includes the continental species M. robusta and the insular species M. wogura, M. tokudae, M. imaizumii, and M. etigo, while the Chinese lineage includes the continental species M. latouchei and the insular species M. hainana, M. kanoana, M. insularis, and M. uchidai. Information on morphology, genetic data, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy is provided for each species. The distribution of M. latouchei in Vietnam was analysed based on available information and museum specimens.
KEY WORDS: Talpidae, Mogera, taxonomy, distribution, habitats, Vietnam.