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).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Uropsilus |
| Species: | U. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Uropsilus gracilis (Thomas, 1911)
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| Gracile shrew mole range (includes U. atronates and U. nivatus range) | |
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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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Chiozza, F. (2017). "Uropsilus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41487A22321800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41487A22321800.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Wan, Tao; He, Kai; Jiang, Xue-Long (2013-10-25). "Multilocus phylogeny and cryptic diversity in Asian shrew-like moles (Uropsilus, Talpidae): implications for taxonomy and conservation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 232. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..232W. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-232. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 3819745. PMID 24161152.
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