Max's short-tailed gymnure explained

Max's short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys maxi) is a gymnure that lives in Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but now is regarded as a full species.[2]

In Sumatra (Indonesia), this species has been found between above sea level.[2] On the Malay Peninsula, its range is restricted to between above sea level.[2] Its northern range on the peninsula may extend into very southern Thailand.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Hylomys . maxi . 1006797.
  2. 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 .

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