Podogymnura aureospinula
Heaney and Morgan, 1982. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 95:14.

 ©2002

ORDER—INSECTIVORA
FAMILY—Erinaceidae

COMMON NAME—Dinagat gymure, Dinagat wood shrew.

DISTRIBUTION—Endemic to the Philippines; restricted to Dinagat island (DMNH).

HABITAT—Occurs in forest (Heaney & Rabor, 1982; Tabarabza, unpubl. data).

STATUS—Moderately common in primary and secondary forest on Dinagat, but geographically restricted to an island where habitat destruction has been extensive (Heaney & Morgan 1982; Heaney & Utzurrum 1991, Tabaranza, unpubl. data) IUCN: Endangered.

 ©2002 (photograph by B. Tabaranza)

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