Five new soft-furred hedgehog species discovered科学家发现了五个新的软毛刺猬物种

在对刺猬生活的热带雨林进行了长时间的考察研究后，科学家们在东南亚发现了五个新的软毛刺猬物种。

The scientists carried out years of genetic1 research to conclude there are seven species of what are called Hylomys, a furry subgroup of hedgehogs.

科学家们进行了多年的基因研究，得出了这一结论：共有七个刺猬物种被称为 “毛猬属”，“毛猬属” 是一种毛茸茸的刺猬的亚组。

Work was carried out on Borneo in Malaysia, and in museum collections where specimens2 were reassessed.

开展这项研究的地点是马来西亚的婆罗洲和一些博物馆，科学家们重新评估了这些博物馆收藏的刺猬标本。

The team found key differences in the mammals' genetic codes and in their shape, especially their heads and their extremely sharp teeth. One researcher remarked that if they were bigger animals, these hedgehogs would be pretty scary.

研究小组发现这些哺乳动物的基因密码和身体部位的形状存在关键差异，尤其是它们的头部和锋利的牙齿的区别。一位研究人员表示，如果它们体型更大的话，这些刺猬会非常可怕。

The scientists hope their work will draw attention to the importance of the hedgehogs’ rainforest habitat which is being badly denuded.

科学家们希望他们的工作能引起人们对刺猬栖息地热带雨林生态系统的关注，因为那里正受到严重威胁。