Hainan Gymnure

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Hainan Gymnure
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Erinaceomorpha Family: Erinaceidae Genus: Neohylomys Species: N. hainanensis
Binomial name
Neohylomys hainanensis (Shaw & Wong, 1959)

The Hainan Gymnure (Neohylomys hainanensis) is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

It is the only species in the genus Neohylomys.

[edit] Source

• Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Hylomys hainanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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