Uropsilus ningshanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Talpoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla Subordo: Erinaceota Superfamilia: Talpoidea

Familia: Talpidae
Subfamilia: Uropsilinae
Genus: Uropsilus
Species: Uropsilus ningshanensis

Name

Uropsilus ningshanensis Li & Jiang, 2026

• Holotype: KIZ 016111.
• Type locality: “eastern Qinling, Guanghuojie Town, Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, China (33.760 ° N, 108.771 ° E; 1, 190 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Li, Y.-X., Li, Q., Song, W.-Y., Li, X.-Y., Onditi, K.O., Pei, X.-X., Wang, H.-J., Fu, C.-K., Liu, S.-Y., Chen, Z.-Z. & Jiang, X.-L. 2026. Integrative taxonomic revision of Uropsilus (Uropsilinae, Talpidae) combining genomic, morphological and geographic evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 223: 108652. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108652 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Ningshan Shrew Mole