Inquisitive shrew mole

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
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Talpidae
Genus:	Uropsilus
Species:	U. investigator
Binomial name
Uropsilus investigator (Thomas, 1922)
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]