Bornean short-tailed gymnure explained

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.[1]

It is endemic to mountain areas in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei[2] in northern Borneo.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Hinckley . A. . Camacho-Sanchez . M. . Chua . M.A. . Ruedi . M. . Lunde . D. . Maldonado . J.E. . Omar . H. . Leonard . J.A. . Hawkins . M.T. . 2 . 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 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177. free .
  2. Hylomus . dorsalis . 1006795.

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