Phylogenetic Relationships of Hedgehogs and Gymnures (Mammalia: Insectivora: Erinaceidae)

摘要

Contributions to Zoology, number 518, 69 pages, 12 figures, 19 plates, 8 tables, 1991.--Using 81 transformation series containing 172 characters of osteology, dentition, and external morphology, the phylogeny of recent erinaceids is investigated using standard phylogenetic techniques. For the analysis, the authors used as the first taxonomic outgroup of Erinaceidae, Soricoidea + Tenrecoidea; and as the second taxonomic outgroup, Leptictidae. Supraspecific monophyletic groups identified from the analysis are Erinaceidae; Hylomyinae; Podogymnura (aureospinula, truei); Echinosorex + Podogymnura; Hylomys (sinensis, suillus, hainanensis); Erinaceinae; Hemiechinus; subgenus Paraechinus ((aethiopicus, micropus), hypomelas) + H. auritus + H. collaris; Mesechinus dauuricus + (Erinaceus + Atelerix); Erinaceus (europaeus, concolor, amurensis); and Atelerix ((albiventris, sclateri), algirus, frontalis). Evidence does not support the monophyly of Hemiechinus (as recognized by Honacki et al., 1982) or of Hemiechinus excluding H. dauuricus. Mesechinus is elevated from subggeneric status (under Hemiechinus) to generic status to contain dauuricus and hughi. Paraechinus is considered a subgenus of Hemiechinus. Neohylomys and Neotetracus are considered synonyms of Hylomys.