Inquisitive shrew mole
Species of mammal
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The inquisitive shrew mole (Uropsilus investigator) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is only known from Yunnan province of China, although its range is thought to extend over the border into Myanmar.
| Inquisitive shrew mole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Uropsilus |
| Species: | U. investigator |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropsilus investigator (Thomas, 1922) | |
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| Inquisitive shrew mole range | |
A 2018 phylogenetic study found U. investigator to be the sister lineage to all other species in the genus Uropsilus, having diverged from the rest of the genus during the late Miocene.[2]
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