Hylomys

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Hylomys[1]
Bornean short-tailed gymnure
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Galericinae
Genus: Hylomys
S. Müller, 1840
Type species
Hylomys suillus

S. Müller, 1840
Species

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Hylomys is a small

Neohylomys. Members of this genus are found in Southeast Asia
and Eastern Asia.

Species

Traditionally, only three extant species were recognized, though others had been described. More recently, five additional species are recognized.[3]

  • Hylomys dorsalis
    O. Thomas, 1888 (Bornean short-tailed gymnure)
  • Hylomys macarong
    Hinckley, Lunde, & Hawkins, 2023 (Dalat gymnure)
  • Hylomys maxi
    Sody, 1933 (Max's short-tailed gymnure)
  • Hylomys parvus
    Robinson & Kloss, 1916 (Dwarf gymnure)
  • Hylomys peguensis
    Blyth, 1859 (Northern short-tailed gymnure)
  • Hylomys suillus
    S. Müller, 1840 (Javan short-tailed gymnure)
  • Hylomys vorax
    Hinckley, Lunde, & Hawkins, 2023 (Leuser gymnure)
  • Hylomys engesseri Mein & Ginsburg, 1997 (fossil)

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