Bornean short-tailed gymnure

The Bornean short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys dorsalis) is a gymnure. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but it was elevated to full species in 2023.^[1]

Bornean short-tailed gymnure
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Hylomys
Species:	H. dorsalis
Binomial name
Hylomys dorsalis Thomas, 1888

It is endemic to mountain areas in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei^[2] in northern Borneo.^[1]

Description

Adults in the Bornean population display a distinct to faint black sagittal stripe, generally restricted to the nape/shoulder area, but can extend to the rump. ^[1]