Dabie_Mountains_shrew_mole

Dabie Mountains shrew mole

Dabie Mountains shrew mole

Species of mammal

The Dabie Mountains shrew mole (Uropsilus dabieshanensis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae and genus Uropsilus. It is endemic to Anhui Province in China, where, as its name suggests, it is only known from the Dabie Mountains.[1]

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Phylogenetic evidence supports it being a sister species to a clade containing the gracile shrew mole (U. gracilis), black-backed shrew mole (U. atronates), and several undescribed species, with U. dabieshanensis diverging from the rest of the genus in the early Pleistocene.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Hu, Ting-Li; Xu, Zhen; Zhang, Heng; Liu, Ying-Xun; Liao, Rui; Yang, Guang-Dao; Sun, Ruo-Lei; Shi, Jie; Ban, Qian; Li, Chun-Lin; Liu, Shao-Ying (2021-05-18). "Description of a new species of the genus Uropsilus (Eulipotyphla: Talpidae: Uropsilinae) from the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, Eastern China". Zoological Research. 42 (3): 294–299. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.266. ISSN 2095-8137. PMC 8175959. PMID 33929104.
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    "Uropsilus dabieshanensis Hu Tingli, Xu Zhen, Zhang Heng, Liu Yingxun, Liao Rui, Yang Guangdao, Sun Ruolei, Shi Jie, Ban Qian, Li Chunlin, Liu Shaoying, & Zhang Baowei, 2021". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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