Hylomys suillus

S. Müller in Temminck, 1840

Javan Short-tailed Gymnure

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Galericinae
Genus : Hylomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1840-04-24. No. 2. Introduction, pp. 9-57; Mammalia, pls. 4-6, 8-12; Reptilia, pl. 4; Pisces, pl. 1 in Temminck, C.J. 1839-1845. Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen. Zoologie. S. en J. Luchtmans en C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103233 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103276

Original name as described

Hylomys suillus

Other common names

Lesser Moonrat · Short-tailed Moonrat · Short-tailed Gymnure

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39017

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39016.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39016.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39017

Type locality

"Java en het andere van Sumatra." Restricted by H. J. V. Sody in 1933 to "Java," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

previously included H. dorsalis, H. maxi, and H. peguensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Abd Wahab, M. F., Motokawa, M., & Anwarali Khan, F. A. (2022). Phylogenetic relationships and morphological variation of Gymnures (Galericidae: Hylomys) from Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 51(10), 3125-3141. · Hinckley, A., Camacho-Sanchez, M., Chua, M. A., Ruedi, M., Lunde, D., Maldonado, J. E., ... & Hawkins, M. T. (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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003825

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hylomys suillus

S. Müller in Temminck, 1840

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

suillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.39017

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39016.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39016.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39017

Authority page

25, 50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103233 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50103276

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40611/115175083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylomys suillus suillus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

suillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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