Anourosorex Milne-Edwards 1872 (mole shrew)

Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae

Synonym: Pygmura Anderson 1875

Parent taxon: Neomyini according to S. B. George 1986

See also Carroll 1988 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Amblycoptus, Asoriculus, Builstynia, Chimarrogale, Chodsigoa, Episoriculus, Megasorex, Nectogale, Neomys, Neomysorex, Soriculus

Subtaxa: Anourosorex oblongus Anourosorex squamipes

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Type: Anourosorex squamipes

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (4 collections)

• Turolian of China (5)

• Miocene of China (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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