Moonrat
Echinosorex gymnura
Summary 2
The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It is the only species in the genus Echinosorex. The species name is sometimes given as E. gymnurus, but this is incorrect.
Physical description 3
The coarse hair of moon rats is white on the head and distal part of the tail and is black elsewhere. The hair on the scaly tail is sparse. The face has black spots near the eyes. White forms are known. The long, mobile nose has a groove on its underside from the tip to a point between the upper incisors. The body is long and narrow. The canines are larger than the adjacent teeth. Head and body length ranges from 260 to 460 mm and females tend to be larger than males.
Range mass: 0.5 to 1.4 kg.
Average basal metabolic rate: 2.816 W.
Habitat and ecology 4
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) David Starner, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Echinosorex_gymnura_Harvard.jpg
- Adaptado por Brian Martin del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinosorex_gymnura
- (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18645752
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28101217
