---
title: "Max's Short-tailed Gymnure"
description: "Hylomys maxi — Mammals. Max's short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys maxi) is a gymnure that lives in Malaysia and Indonesia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/max-s-short-tailed-gymnure
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Max's Short-tailed Gymnure

> Hylomys maxi — Mammals. Max's short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys maxi) is a gymnure that lives in Malaysia and Indonesia.

- Scientific name: *Hylomys maxi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 91
- Wikidata: [Q124040206](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124040206)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1553240](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1553240)

## Names

- en: Max's Short-tailed Gymnure
- es: Gimnuro de cola corta de Max

## Countries with the most observations

MY (72)

## Summary

Max's short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys maxi) is a gymnure that lives in Malaysia and Indonesia. It was previously recognized as a subspecies of H. suillus, but now is regarded as a full species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%27s_short-tailed_gymnure

## Photo

![Max's Short-tailed Gymnure](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/max-s-short-tailed-gymnure/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250927084

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/max-s-short-tailed-gymnure?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).