Neohylomys hainanensis

T. H. Shaw & Wong Song, 1959

Hainan Gymnure

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Shaw, T.H. and Wong, S. 1959. A new insectivore from Hainan. Acta Zoologica Sinica 11(3):422-428.

Original name as described

Neohylomys hainanensis

Other common names

Hainan Moonrat

Type material

BIZ 70886

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Pai-sa Hsian, Hainan Island." Interpreted by D. R. Frost and colleagues in 1991 as "Baisha Xian, which is an administrative unit at 19°13'N, 109°26'E," China.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003826

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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.

Neohylomys hainanensis

T. H. Shaw & Wong Song, 1959

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hainanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 70886

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

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 #10588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10588/22326961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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