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.
In Sumatra (Indonesia), this species has been found between above sea level. On the Malay Peninsula, its range is restricted to between above sea level. Its northern range on the peninsula may extend into very southern Thailand.