| Bornean short-tailed gymnure | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Hylomys |
| Species: | H. dorsalis |
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| Hylomys dorsalis Thomas, 1888 | |
The Bornean short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys dorsalis) is a gymnure. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but it was elevated to full species in 2023.
It is endemic to mountain areas in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei in northern Borneo.
Description
Adults in the Bornean population display a distinct to faint black sagittal stripe, generally restricted to the nape/shoulder area, but can extend to the rump.
References
- ^ Hinckley, A.; Camacho-Sanchez, M.; et al. (2023). "An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: zlad177. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177.
- "Hylomus dorsalis (id=1006795)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
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| Erinaceinae (Hedgehogs) |
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| Galericinae (Gymnures) |
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hylomys dorsalis | |
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