Gracile shrew mole
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Uropsilus gracilis

The gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to China; populations known from Myanmar likely represent other species (see below).

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The black-backed shrew mole (U. atronates ) and the Snow Mountain shrew mole (U. nivatus ) were formerly considered subspecies, but a 2018 phylogenetic study split them as distinct species. The study found U. gracilis to be the sister species to an undescribed species of Uropsilus, with the clade comprising both being sister to U. atronates. U. atronates and the clade containing U. gracilis likely diverged during the early-mid Pleistocene.

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Gracile shrew mole habitat map
Gracile shrew mole habitat map
Gracile shrew mole

References

1. Gracile shrew mole Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracile_shrew_mole
2. Gracile shrew mole on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41487/22321800

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