Northern short-tailed gymnure: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern short-tailed gymnure Hylomys peguensis

Where the northern short-tailed gymnure lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Hylomys peguensis
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

What kind of animal is the northern short-tailed gymnure?

The northern short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys peguensis) is a mammal in the order Erinaceomorpha and the family Erinaceidae, genus Hylomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern short-tailed gymnure

The northern short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys peguensis) is a gymnure in China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and peninsular Malaysia. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but now is regarded as a full species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern short-tailed gymnure (revision 1327605728), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q124056117 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).