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Asiatic shrew-like moles distribute almost entirely in southwest China; four of the five species of the genus Uropsilus,U.aequodonenia,U.andersoni,U.investigator and U.soricipes are endemic to China.The phylogenetic relationships of the Uropsilus species remain unclear and these preclude investigations of their potential adaptions for living in high altitudes.We sequenced the complete mitochondrial DNA genomes of three Asiatic shrew moles: U.aequodonenia,U.andersoni and U.investigator.Phylogenetic analyses of 16 published and our de novo mitogenomes yielded single,robust trees with the relationships being (U.soricipes (U.investigator (U.aequodonenia (U.andersoni,U.gracilis)))).The trees confirm that U.gracilis should not be assigned to genus Nasillus.Further,the trees verify the validity of recently described U.aequodonenia.Analyses of selection pressure suggest that the 13 mtDNA-encoding genes of species in genus Uropsilus all have experienced strong purifying selection and ATP8 have experienced relaxed selection pressure.The different mitochondrial protein-coding genes appear to have experienced independent selection pressures and this might provide an insight into the adaption of genus Uropsilus to different environments.