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Hylomys

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Galericinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Hylomys

Higher classification
  
Gymnure

Order
  
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Lower classifications
  
Short‑tailed gymnure, Dwarf gymnure

Short tailed gymnure hylomys suillus


Hylomys is a small genus of the family Erinaceidae. Hylomys species, like all species in the subfamily Galericinae, are known as gymnures or moonrats. Their closest relatives include the fossil Lantanotherium and Thaiagymnura and the living Neotetracus and Neohylomys.

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Members of this genus are found in Southeast Asia 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 Müller, 1840 (Short-tailed gymnure)
  • References

    Hylomys Wikipedia


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