''Podogymnura'' is a genus of
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
in the family
Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Dinagat moonrat
The Dinagat gymnure (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The mammal is an ...
(''Podogymnura aureospinula'')
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Mindanao gymnure
''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that in ...
(''Podogymnura truei'')
References
Gymnures
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Edgar Alexander Mearns
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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