Hainan Gymnure (Hylomys hainanensis)
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Description: Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.
EDGE :: Mammal Species Information There are eight species of gymnure. Although these species are related to hedgehogs, they more closely resemble rats or opossums, with which they share similar habits and ecological niches. This is an example of parallel evolution. Very little is known about the Hainan gymnure - it was originally described as being subterranean, but it is now thought that it merely uses burrows as refuges rather than foraging underground. The species is thought to be threatened since its evergreen forest habitat is being cleared for timber and agricultural expansion.
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