Uropsilus nivatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

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

Name

Uropsilus nivatus (Allen, 1923)

• Holotype: AMNH 44352, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Roy Chapman Andrews and Edmund Heller on 22 October 1916.
• Type locality: “Ssu-shan (Snow Mountain), Li-chiang, western Yunnan, 12,000 feet altitude”.

References

Primary references

• Allen, G.M. 1923. New Chinese insectivores. American Museum Novitates 100: 1–11. hdl: 2246/4530 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Snow Mountain Shrew Mole