Biology:Bornean short-tailed gymnure

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Short description: Species of mammal

Bornean short-tailed gymnure
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Hylomys
Species:
H. dorsalis
Binomial name
Hylomys dorsalis
Thomas, 1888

The Bornean short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys dorsalis) is a gymnure. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but it was elevated to full species in 2023.[1]

It is endemic to mountain areas in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei[2] in northern Borneo.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hinckley, A.; Camacho-Sanchez, M. et al. (2023). "An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlad177. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177. 
  2. Template:Cite mdd


Wikidata ☰ Q124037637 entry