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Podogymnura Minima
''Podogymnura'' is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains the following species: * Dinagat moonrat (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') * Eastern Mindanao gymnure (''Podogymnura intermedia'') * '' Podogymnura minima'' * Mindanao gymnure ''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that in ... (''Podogymnura truei'') References Gymnures Mammal genera Taxa named by Edgar Alexander Mearns Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa described in 1905 {{erinaceidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Alexander Mearns
Edgar Alexander Mearns (September 11, 1856 – November 1, 1916) was an American surgeon, ornithologist and field naturalist. He was a founder of the American Ornithologists' Union. Life Mearns was born in Highland Falls, New York, to Alexander and Nancy Reliance Mearns (née Clarswell). His grandfather Alexander was of Scottish origin and moved to Highland Falls in 1815. Edgar Mearns was educated at the Donald Highland Institute (Highland Falls). He attended the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in 1881. In 1881, he married Ella Wittich of Circleville, Ohio. The couple had one son and one daughter. Their son was born in 1886 and died in 1912. Mearns became a doctor in the U.S. Army. From 1882 to 1899 he served the military as a surgeon. From 1899 to 1903, he was a medical officer in several army institutions. From 1903 to 1904 and from 1905 to 1907, he traveled to the Philippines; he had to interrupt his journey in 1904 because he came down with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podogymnura Truei
''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that include the gymnures, also known as the silky furred moonrats, and the hedgehogs. Animals belonging to this family are significant because they are among the oldest known placental mammals that are alive. Gymnures are relatives of hedgehogs but lack the prickly spines. Four species are categorized in the genus ''Podogymnura'': '' P. aureospinula'', '' P. intermedia'', '' P. minima'', and ''P. truei''. All share a close resemblance to the moonrat ''Echinosorex gymnura'', which is commonly found on the Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsulas. Description ''Podogymnura truei'', which are endothermic species, are medium-sized ground dwellers that typically range from 130 to 150 mm in body length. Their body is narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammal
A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three Evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles, middle ear bones. These characteristics distinguish them from reptiles and birds, from which their ancestors Genetic divergence, diverged in the Carboniferous Period over 300 million years ago. Around 6,640 Neontology#Extant taxon, extant species of mammals have been described and divided into 27 Order (biology), orders. The study of mammals is called mammalogy. The largest orders of mammals, by number of species, are the rodents, bats, and eulipotyphlans (including hedgehogs, Mole (animal), moles and shrews). The next three are the primates (including humans, monkeys and lemurs), the Artiodactyl, even-toed ungulates (including pigs, camels, and whales), and the Carnivora (including Felidae, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla has been shown to be monophyletic; Soricomorpha is paraphyletic because both Soricidae and Talpidae share a more recent common ancestor with Erinaceidae than with solenodons. Erinaceidae contains the well-known hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) of Eurasia and Africa and the gymnures or moonrats (subfamily Galericinae) of Southeast Asia. This family was once considered part of the order Insectivora, but that polyphyletic order is now considered defunct. Characteristics Erinaceids are generally shrew-like in form, with long snouts and short tails. They are, however, much larger than shrews, ranging from in body length and in weight, in the case of the short-tailed gymnure, up to and in the moonrat. All but one species have five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinagat Moonrat
The Dinagat gymnure (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The mammal is an evolutionaringly distinct and globally endangered species in the Philippines as identified by the Zoological Society of London in their EDGE species Edge or EDGE may refer to: Technology Computing * Edge computing, a network load-balancing system * Edge device, an entry point to a computer network * Adobe Edge, a graphical development application * Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed by ... program, where it ranked 68th out of the thousands of mammal species known to humanity. References Podogymnura Mammals of the Philippines EDGE species Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Dinagat Islands Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1982 {{erinaceidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Mindanao Gymnure
The eastern Mindanao gymnure (''Podogymnura intermedia'') is a species of gymnure in the genus ''Podogymnura''. It is known only from Mount Hamiguitan and Mount Kampalili, two mountains in the eastern part of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It was first named in 2023 by a team of researchers led by Danilo Balete. It is intermediate in size between the larger Dinagat gymnure (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') and the smaller Mindanao gymnure ''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that in ... (''P. truei'') and '' P. minima'', whence the name ''intermedia''. There are some differences between the populations from Mt. Hamiguitan and Mt. Kampalili; for instance, the Kampalili gymnures have softer fur. References Podogymnura Mammals of the Philippines Endem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podogymnura Minima
''Podogymnura'' is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains the following species: * Dinagat moonrat (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') * Eastern Mindanao gymnure (''Podogymnura intermedia'') * '' Podogymnura minima'' * Mindanao gymnure ''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that in ... (''Podogymnura truei'') References Gymnures Mammal genera Taxa named by Edgar Alexander Mearns Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa described in 1905 {{erinaceidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao Gymnure
''Podogymnura truei'', also known as the Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao moonrat, or Mindanao wood shrew, is a mammal of the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to the Mindanao islands of the Philippines. Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that include the gymnures, also known as the silky furred moonrats, and the hedgehogs. Animals belonging to this family are significant because they are among the oldest known Placentalia, placental mammals that are alive. Gymnures are relatives of hedgehogs but lack the prickly Spine (zoology), spines. Four species are categorized in the genus ''Podogymnura'': ''Podogymnura aureospinula, P. aureospinula'', ''Podogymnura intermedia, P. intermedia'', ''Podogymnura minima, P. minima'', and ''P. truei''. All share a close resemblance to the moonrat ''Echinosorex gymnura'', which is commonly found on the Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsulas. Description ''Podogymnura truei'', which are endothermic species, are medium-sized gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podogymnura
''Podogymnura'' is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains the following species: * Dinagat moonrat (''Podogymnura aureospinula'') * Eastern Mindanao gymnure (''Podogymnura intermedia'') * ''Podogymnura minima'' * Mindanao gymnure (''Podogymnura truei'') References Podogymnura, Gymnures Mammal genera Taxa named by Edgar Alexander Mearns Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa described in 1905 {{erinaceidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammal Genera
There are currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families. The taxonomy represented here is a compilation of the most logical and up-to-date information on mammalian taxonomy from many sources, the main ones being '' Handbook of the Mammals of the World'' series and '' Mammal Species of the World''. Afrosoricida Suborder Tenrecomorpha *Family Tenrecidae – tenrecs and otter shrews **Subfamily Geogalinae ***Genus '' Geogale'' – long-eared tenrec **Subfamily Oryzorictinae ***Genus '' Microgale'' – shrew tenrecs ***Genus '' Nesogale'' – shrew tenrecs ***Genus '' Oryzorictes'' – rice tenrecs **Subfamily Tenrecinae ***Genus '' Echinops'' – lesser hedgehog tenrec ***Genus '' Hemicentetes'' – streaked tenrec ***Genus '' Setifer'' – greater hedgehog tenrec ***Genus '' Tenrec'' – c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
