Hylomys suillus Müller 1840

Hylomys suillus Müller 1840, in: Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Zoogd. Indisch. Archipel.: 50 [1840].

Type Locality: Indonesia, " Java en het andere van Sumatra ".

Vernacular Names: Short-tailed Gymnure.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. suillus Müller 1840

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. dorsalis Thomas 1888

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. maxi Sody 1933

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. microtinus Thomas 1925

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. pegunensis Blyth 1859

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. siamensis Kloss 1916

Subspecies Hylomys suillus subsp. tionis Chasen 1940

Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia to Indochina and the Yunnan/ Burma border; islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Tioman.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Ruedi et al. (1994) who considered suillus, maxi, dorsalis, siamensis and probably peguensis, microtinus, and tionis as valid subspecies. Further genetic studies by Ruedi and Fumagalli (1996) suggest that siamensis, maxi and dorsalis may even be distinct species.