Echinosorex gymnura

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Moonrat has a wide distribution and is abundant in suitable habitat. It occurs in many protected areas, including Kubah National Park and Kuching Wetlands National Park on Borneo.

Sumber: Erinaceidae

Descriptive notes. Head-body 255 - 460 mm, tail 165 - 300 mm, ear 45 - 50 mm, hindfoot 55 - 75 mm; weight 0.4 - 2 kg. Females are larger than males. The Moonrat is the largest extant erinaceid. Shaggy pelage consists of short and thick underfur, covered by dense layer of long and coarse hairs. Coloris variable and primarily black on head and shoulders, pale on face and neck, and whitish on distal part of tail, or pelage generally is white with sparse scattering of black hairs. Face usually is marked with black spots or stripes near eyes. White forms (not albino) also occur. Body is exceedingly narrow, perhaps an adaptation for seeking food in narrow crevices. Underside of long, and mobile nose is grooved from its tip to a point between upper incisors. Scantily haired tail reveals that scales are arranged in rows around tail, except near base where they are arranged diagonally. Terminal one-third oftail is compressed. There is geographical variation in size and color. In Thailand, individuals in northern areas are smaller than those near the Equator. Individuals from western Borneo have greater proportion of black hairs than those from the east; intermediate color has been noted for Brunei. Dental formulais 13 / 3, C 1 / 1, P 4 / 4, M 3 / 3 (x 2) = 44.

Sumber: Erinaceidae