Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Erinaceomorpha > Erinaceidae > Atelerix

Atelerix (African hedgehogs)

Synonyms: Aethechinus; Peroechinus

Wikipedia Abstract

Atelerix is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa.
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Species

Atelerix albiventris (Four-toed Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Atelerix algirus (North African Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Atelerix frontalis (Southern African Hedgehog) (Attributes)
Atelerix sclateri (Somali 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