Moonrat
Echinosorex gymnurus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a southeast Asian species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae (the hedgehogs and gymnures). It is the only species in the genus Echinosorex. The moonrat is a fairly small, primarily carnivorous animal which, despite its name, is not closely related to rats or other rodents.
Les gymnures (Galericinae) forment une sous-famille de « hérissons d'Asie », dépourvus de piquants, de la famille des Erinaceidae. Synonyme : Hylomyinae. Liste des genres Selon ITIS et MSW : genre Echinosorex Blainville, 1838 - Grand gymnure genre Hylomys Müller, 1840 genre Neohylomys Shaw & Wong, 1959 genre Neotetracus Trouessart, 1909 genre Podogymnura Mearns, 1905 Genres fossiles Fossilworks liste 4 tribus et 14 genres, dont 10 non classés : tribu †Echinosoricini tribu †Galericini genre †Microgalericulus genre †Protogalericius genre †Schizogalerix genre †Thaiagymnura tribu…
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Distribution
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