Biology:Short-tailed gymnure
| Short-tailed gymnure | |
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| Hylomys suillus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Hylomys |
| Species: | H. suillus[1]
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylomys suillus[1] S. Müller, 1840
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| Short-tailed gymnure range | |
The short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys suillus) is a small mammal from the family of the Erinaceidae. The scientific name of the species is first published by Salomon Müller in 1840.
Description
The upperparts of the short-tailed gymnure are reddish brown to dark brown, with a grey tinge. The underparts are light grey, with white-tipped hairs. It resembles a large shrew, with a long snout and a very short hairless tail. It also has rounded, leathery ears.[3] The head and body length is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) and the tail length measures 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in)[4]
Habits and habitat
The short-tailed gymnure is active both during day and at night. It lives in hilly and montane forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft), and sometimes in humid lowland forests. It feeds mainly on insects on the ground but also sometimes takes fruit. It normally does not live any longer than 2 years.[4]
Distribution
The species lives mainly in Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam), but it is also found in China .[4]
References
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 218. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp.
- ↑ Chiozza, F. (2016). "Hylomys suillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T40611A115175083. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40611/115175083.
- ↑ Feldhamer, George (2015). Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology (fourth ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 285. ISBN 978-1-4214-1588-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shepherd, Chris R.; Shepherd, Loretta Ann (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia. Wiltshire: John BeauFoy Publishing. pp. 14. ISBN 978-1-906780-71-5.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q602913 entry
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