Abstract / Introduction / Summary:
Food habits of the large Japanese mole Mogera wogura in Kagoshimna Prefecture were examined by analyzing the contents of the digestive tracts of 47 individuals. The diet of the mole was insects, myriapods, earthworms, and arachnids. The former two indicated high frequency of occurrence (72 % and 51 %). Food intake under captivity was 10–14 g/day (mainly mealworm). There were three activity times in a day under captivity. In male-to-male superiority experiments, the superior was more active, and the activities of both were in synchronization.
