Podogymnura Mearns 1905 (Philippine gymnure)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae

Full reference: E. A. Mearns. 1905. Descriptions of new genera and species of mammals from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1402):425-460

Parent taxon: Hylomyinae according to G. C. Gould 1995

See also Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Echinosorex, Hylomys

Subtaxa: Podogymnura truei

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Type: Podogymnura truei

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Podogymnura in the database

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