- Source: Hainan gymnure
The Hainan gymnure (Neohylomys hainanensis) or Hainan moonrat is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was thought to be endemic to the island of Hainan, China, where it is threatened due to habitat loss, but in 2018 was found to also occur in, and be rather common, in Northern Vietnam.
This gymnure is in the monotypic genus Neohylomys. Although previously considered part of the genus Hylomys, gene sequencing of a mitochondrial cytochrome b gene supports the idea that the species is sufficiently distantly related to comprise a genus of its own.
Description
Small sized with a length of 15 cm – 16.2 cm. The tail is approximately 26.3% of head and body length. Hainan Gymnures have olive-brown fur with a longitudinal black line on its anterior midback.
See also
List of endangered and protected species of China
References
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- Neohylomys hainanensis
- Hainan gymnure
- Gymnure
- Hainan
- Hainan cuisine
- Hainan Airlines
- List of erinaceids
- Erinaceidae
- Hedgehog
- Wenchang chicken
- Sanya
