Sorex cansulus Thomas, 1912 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10:398.

TYPE LOCALITY: China, Gansu, " 46 miles south-east of SE Taochou" (= Lintan) .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sorex, related to tundrensis . The species was recognized by Hoffmann (1987); no specimens other than the type series are known.