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Indochinese Shrewmoles
Uropsilus
The Uropsilinae or shrew moles are shrew-like members of the mole family of mammals endemic to the forested, high-alpine region bordering China, Myanmar, and Vietnam. They possess a long snout, a long slender tail, external ears, and small forefeet unspecialized for burrowing. Although they are similar to shrews in size, external appearance, and, presumably, ecological habits, they are nevertheless talpids and considered true moles, as they share a full zygomatic arch with all other moles, while...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Chinese Shrewmole
speciesUropsilus soricipes
Dabie Mountains Shrew Mole
speciesUropsilus dabieshanensis
Gracile Shrewmole
speciesUropsilus gracilis
Uropsilus huanggangensis
speciesUropsilus huanggangensis
Snow Mountain Shrew Mole
speciesUropsilus nivatus
Black-backed Shrew Mole
speciesUropsilus atronates
Equivalent-teeth Shrew Mole
speciesUropsilus aequodonenia
Fansipan Shrew Mole
speciesUropsilus fansipanensis
Anderson's Shrewmole
speciesUropsilus andersoni
Inquisitive Shrewmole
speciesUropsilus investigator
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 46928.