Northern short-tailed gymnure
The northern short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys peguensis) is a gymnure in China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and peninsular Malaysia.[1][2] It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but now is regarded as a full species.[1]
| Northern short-tailed gymnure | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Hylomys |
| Species: | H. peguensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylomys peguensis Blyth, 1859 | |
References
- 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.
- "Hylomys peguensis (id=1006798)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
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