 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(March 2023) |
| Eastern Mindanao gymnure | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Podogymnura |
| Species: | P. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Podogymnura intermedia Balete et al., 2023 | |
The eastern Mindanao gymnure (Podogymnura intermedia) is a species of gymnure in the genus Podogymnura . It is known only from Mount Hamiguitan and Mount Kampalili, two mountains in the eastern part of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It was first named in 2023 by a team of researchers led by Danilo Balete. [1]
It is intermediate in size between the larger Dinagat gymnure (Podogymnura aureospinula) and the smaller Mindanao gymnure (P. truei) and P. minima , whence the name intermedia. There are some differences between the populations from Mt. Hamiguitan and Mt. Kampalili; for instance, the Kampalili gymnures have softer fur. [1]
