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Mindanao Gymnure

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Erinaceomorpha
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Podogymnura
Species:	P. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates 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. Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order of the Erinaceomorpha. UserPolbot. --> Podogymnura is a genus of Mammal in the Erinaceidae family truei

Binomial name

Podogymnura truei
Mearns, 1905

The Mindanao Gymnure or Mindanao Moonrat (Podogymnura truei) is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. Edgar Alexander Mearns (born September 11, 1856 in Highland Falls New York, died November 1, 1916 in Washington D 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

Source

Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Podogymnura truei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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