The rare Japanese mountain mole has been found for the first time in the Shirakami-Sanchi range, a World Natural Heritage site in northeastern Japan, a university research team said, raising the possibility that the species' habitat is wider than previously estimated.The Japanese mountain mole is often referred to as the "phantom mole" due to its limited habitat and mysterious ecology.It mainly inhabits mountainous regions in the Chubu region in central Japan, the Kinki region in the west and the Tohoku region in the northeast. It is classified as near threatened on the Environment Ministry…READ FULL ARTICLE
