Short-tailed Gymnure

Short-tailed Gymnure^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Erinaceomorpha
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Hylomys
Species:	H. 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 Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global 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. Hylomys is a genus of the family Erinaceidae. Hylomys species like all species in the subfamily Galericinae are known as Gymnures suillus

Binomial name

Hylomys suillus
Müller, 1840

The Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus) is a small erinaceomorph that is found in southeast Asia. Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order of the Erinaceomorpha. This gymnure, which resembles a large mouse, grows to a length of 4-6 inches, and feeds on insects, worms and other small animals. Gymnures, also called Hairy Hedgehogs or Moon Rats, are Mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described A worm is a common name given to a diverse group of invertebrate animals that have a long soft body and no legs ^[3]

References

^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 218. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Hylomys suillus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
^ (2005) Animal. Smithsonian Institution.

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