dwarf gymnure

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

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| name = Dwarf gymnure{{MSW3 Hutterer | pages = 218}}

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Clayton, E. |date=2018 |title=Hylomys parvus |volume=2018 |page=e.T10589A22325019 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T10589A22325019.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Hylomys

| species = parvus

| authority = Robinson & Kloss, 1916

| range_map = Dwarf Gymnure area.png

| range_map_caption = Dwarf gymnure range

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The dwarf gymnure (Hylomys parvus) is a gymnure found only at Mount Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a vulnerable species due to a restricted range.

The dwarf gymnure was first described as a separate taxon in 1916, but it was not considered a valid species until it was more closely examined in 1994.{{cite journal |last1=Ruedi |first1=M. |last2=Chapuisat |first2=M. |last3=Iskandar |first3=D. |year=1994 |title=Taxonomic status of Hylomys parvus and Hylomys suillus (Insectivora: Erinaceidae): Biochemical and morphological analyses |journal=Journal of Mammalogy |volume=75 |issue=4 |pages=965–978 |doi=10.2307/1382478|jstor=1382478 }}

This small animal, measuring only 4-5 inches, has a foul scent, especially when threatened. It has an average lifespan of about 2 years and a gestation period of about 30–35 days.