Mammalia - Lipotyphla - Erinaceidae

Alternative combinations: Eolestes simpsoni, Leipsanolestes simpsoni

Belongs to Auroralestes according to P. A. Holroyd et al. 2004

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): m1 1.49 x 0.98