This small mole relative is recorded in southwestern China's mountains. A 2013 genetic study found several lineages among specimens then grouped as U. gracilis and called for taxonomic review.
The paper describes Uropsilus as shrew-like, with visible ears, a slender tail about as long as head and body, and claws suited to walking rather than digging.
The study compared 56 mountain specimens and found several lineages among material then grouped as U. gracilis. Those samples should not all be treated as today's species without checking later taxonomy.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.