Max's short-tailed gymnure

Max's short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys maxi) is a gymnure that lives in Malaysia and Indonesia.^[1] It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but now is regarded as a full species.^[2]

Max's short-tailed gymnure
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Hylomys
Species:	H. maxi
Binomial name
Hylomys maxi Sody, 1933

Distribution and habitat

In Sumatra (Indonesia), this species has been found between 100 and 2,000 m (330 and 6,560 ft) above sea level.^[2] On the Malay Peninsula, its range is restricted to between 600 and 1,700 m (2,000 and 5,600 ft) above sea level.^[2] Its northern range on the peninsula may extend into very southern Thailand.^[2]