The Bornean short-tailed gymnure (''Hylomys dorsalis'') is a

gymnure Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are in ...

. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of ''H. suillus'', but it was elevated to full species in 2023. It is endemic to mountain areas in the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei in northern Borneo.

Description

Adults in the Bornean population display a distinct to faint black sagittal stripe, generally restricted to the nape/shoulder area, but can extend to the rump.

References

{{erinaceidae-stub Hylomys Mammals described in 1888 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Mammals of Borneo Mammals of Malaysia