Chinese mole shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chinese mole shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anourosorex squamipes
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Chinese mole shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese mole shrew in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Chinese mole shrew endangered?

The Chinese mole shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chinese mole shrew?

The Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Anourosorex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chinese mole shrew

The Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is one of four species of Asian mole shrew in the genus Anourosorex.

Despite the name, it is found not only in China but also in northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Like all other species of the genus Anourosorex, the Chinese mole shrew is fossorial, and is found in montane forests. In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control reported this species can carry a version of the hantavirus, which is genetically distinct from rodent hantavirus and new to science.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese mole shrew (revision 1366528967), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765260 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).