Eospalax smithii (Thomas 1911)

[Myospalax] smithii Thomas 1911, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 8: 720.

Type Locality: China, Gansu, 30 mi (48 km) SE Tao-chou.

Vernacular Names: Smith's Zokor.

Distribution: Steppe and agricultural fields in NC China; recorded from provinces of N Gansu N Shaanxi, and Ningxia (Qin, 1991; Zhang et al., 1997).

Conservation: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt) as Myospalax smithii .

Discussion: Phylogenetically closely allied to E. rothschildi and in same monophyletic group with E. fontainierii (Lawrence, 1991) .