Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 41 
The Furry-snouted Shrew Mole, Dymecodon pilirostris, a 
long-snouted Mole with long, strong, pointed claws, has the 
snout covered with short, dark velvety hairs like the body. The 
tail is comparatively long, with scattered long hairs. The total 
number of teeth is 38, this being more than any other Asiatic 
member of the group except Scaptonyx, which has 42 teeth. 
The color of the fur is dark brown with a metallic sheen. The 
length of the head and body measures 2% inches. This Mole is 
found in Japan. 
The Chinese Eared Shrew Mole, Uropsilus soricipes, has 
the external ear better developed than has Urotrichus, the next 
genus ; it extends beyond the fur of the head. The forefeet are 
simple like those of Shrews, the claws curved and weak; and the 
tail is almost as long as the head and body, which together meas- 
ure from 2y 2 to 3 inches. The number of teeth varies from 34 
to 38. This Mole is known only from Szechwan. It has some- 
times been separated in a distinct subfamily. 
The two subgenera Rhynchonax and Nasillus, which are 
found at great altitudes, are indifferently distinguished from 
Uropsilus by having extra teeth; they have been considered 
distinct genera. Anderson's Shrew Mole, R. andersoni, is a 
slate-colored animal with a touch of hazel at the tips of the hairs. 
The length of head and body is 2% inches, of the tail 2 1 / 4 
inches. It is found in Kachin, Burma, and Yunnan between 
6000 and 12,000 feet above sea-level. In Burma it has been 
taken under logs and rocks in moist forest between 7500 and 
10,000 feet. Nasillus gracilis of Szechwan and N. investigator 
of Yunnan are probably northern and southern races of a single 
species (gracilis). They are almost indistinguishable externally 
from Uropsilus. 
The Japanese Eared Shrew Mole, Urotrichus talpoides, is 
one of the genera retaining a small external ear conch. The fur 
is gray-brown with strong greenish reflections. The tail is 
clothed with long coarse hairs, which form a brush extending 
beyond its tip. The length of the head and body is a shade more 
