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Paraechinus (desert hedgehogs)

Synonyms: Macroechinus; Parachinus

Wikipedia Abstract

Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia: \n* Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) \n* Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) \n* Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) \n* Bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris)
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Species

Paraechinus aethiopicus (Desert Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt's Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Paraechinus micropus (Indian Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Paraechinus nudiventris (Bare-bellied Hedgehog) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0