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| Podogymnura aureospinula Heaney & Morgan, 1982 |
The Dinagat Gymnure (Podogymnura aureospinula) is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order of the Erinaceomorpha. It is endemic to the Philippines. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria It is threatened by habitat loss. Habitat destruction is the process in which natural Habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species originally present