Max's Short-tailed Gymnure

Max's Short-tailed GymnureThis small erinaceid is recorded in forests on Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. It is reported more often in hill and montane forest.What does it look like?It has a short, bicolored tail and short, uniformly brown ears. Some specimens show a reddish-brown throat suffusion, but its presence varied with the season of collection.How does it live?This small erinaceid is recorded in forests on Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. It is reported more often in hill and montane forest.Stomachs of sampled Sumatran animals contained mainly small beetles. The species is more often recorded in hill and montane forest; records span about 100–2,000 m on Sumatra and 600–1,700 m on the Malay Peninsula.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.