Hylomys peguensis

E. Blyth, 1859

Northern 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

Authority citation

Blyth, E. 1859. Report of Curator, Zoological Department, for February to May Meetings, 1859. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 28:271-298.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40263546

Original name as described

Hylomys peguensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:583813

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e8a0e6fb-a355-429c-abe9-50ef339e89d3

Type locality

"Schwe Gyen, in the valley of the Sitang river, Tenasserim province", Bago, Myanmar.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Myanmar · Malaysia

Taxonomy notes

split from H. suillus

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006798

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 peguensis

E. Blyth, 1859

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:583813

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e8a0e6fb-a355-429c-abe9-50ef339e89d3

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40263546

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, Leonard & Hawkins (2023:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68154)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Hylomys siamensis

Kloss, 1916

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.3.12 (= CBK 2065)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/96c3ab6e-1f91-4c61-a601-0e8c27ac021e

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263953

Authority publication

Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam

Hylomys suillus microtinus

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.1.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f14e52dc-6fb4-4aba-be62-e85fd7c3c86d

Authority page

497

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1925:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14043)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Hylomys suillus pegunensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

pegunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

218

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Hylomys suillus siamensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

siamensis

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)

Hylomys suillus peguensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

296

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Hylomys peguensis microtinus

A. Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, D. Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, J. A. Leonard, & M. T. R. Hawkins, 2023

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, Leonard & Hawkins (2023:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68154)

Hylomys peguensis peguensis

A. Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, D. Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, J. A. Leonard, & M. T. R. Hawkins, 2023

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, Leonard & Hawkins (2023:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68154)

Hylomys peguensis siamensis

A. Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, D. Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, J. A. Leonard, & M. T. R. Hawkins, 2023

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

Hinckley, Camacho-Sanchez, Chua, Ruedi, Lunde, Maldonado, Omar, Leonard & Hawkins (2023:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68154)

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