Bornean short-tailed gymnure

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Bornean short-tailed gymnure
Hylomys suillus dorsalis.jpg
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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]

Description

Adults in the Bornean population display a distinct to faint black sagittal stripe, generally restricted to the nape/shoulder area, but can extend to the rump. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 202 (2) zlad177. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177 .
  2. ↑ "Hylomus dorsalis (id=1006795)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
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