''Hylomys'' is a small
genus
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of the family
Erinaceidae.
''Hylomys'' species, like all species in the subfamily
Galericinae
Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are i ...
, are known as
gymnure
Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are ...
s or
moonrats. Their closest relatives include the fossil ''
Lantanotherium'' and ''
Thaiagymnura'' and the living ''
Neotetracus
''Neotetracus'' is a genus of gymnure that contains a single extant species, the shrew gymnure ''(Neotetracus sinensis)'' of China and Southeast Asia.
Another fossil species is also known from the Miocene of Thailand
Thailand ( ), h ...
'' and ''
Neohylomys
The Hainan gymnure (''Neohylomys hainanensis'') or Hainan moonrat is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was thought to be endemic to the island of Hainan, China where i ...
''. Members of this genus are found in
Southeast Asia
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and Eastern Asia.
Species
* ''
Hylomys engesseri'' Mein & Ginsburg, 1997 (fossil)
* ''
Hylomys megalotis'' Jenkins & M. F. Robinson, 2002 (Long-eared gymnure)
* ''
Hylomys parvus'' Robinson & Kloss, 1916 (Dwarf gymnure)
* ''
Hylomys suillus
The short-tailed gymnure (''Hylomys suillus'') is a small mammal from the family of the Erinaceidae. The scientific name of the species is first published by Salomon Müller in 1840.
Description
The upperparts of the short-tailed gymnure are ...
'' S. Müller, 1840 (Short-tailed gymnure)
References
Gymnures
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
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