Hsiangolestes Zheng and Huang 1984 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Didymoconida

Full reference: J. Zheng and X. Huang. 1984. A New Didymoconid (Mammalia) from the Early Eocene of Hunan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(3):198-207

Parent taxon: Didymoconidae according to J. Zheng and X. Huang 1984

See also Lopatin 2006

Sister taxa: Archaeoryctes, Ardynictinae, Ardynictis, Didymoconinae, Didymoconus berkeyi, Hunanictis, Jiajianictis, Kennatheriinae, Wanolestes, Zeuctherium

Subtaxa: Hsiangolestes youngi

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Type: Hsiangolestes youngi

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Lingcha (Eocene of China)

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