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--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Spalacidae
--> SUBFAMILY Myospalacinae
--> GENUS Eospalax
SPECIES Eospalax smithii
Author: | Thomas, 1911. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 8: 720. | Common Name: | Smith’s Zokor | Type Locality: | China, Gansu, 30 mi (48 km) SE Tao-chou. | Distribution: | Steppe and agricultural fields in NC China; recorded from provinces of N Gansu N Shaanxi, and Ningxia (Qin, 1991; Zhang et al., 1997). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as Myospalax smithii. | Comments: | Phylogenetically closely allied to E. rothschildi and in same monophyletic group with E. fontainierii (Lawrence, 1991). |
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