Order Rodentia - Family Spalacidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 907 926 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 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 ) .