Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Erinaceomorpha > Erinaceidae > Mesechinus > Mesechinus dauuricusMesechinus dauuricus (Daurian Hedgehog)Synonyms: Erinaceus dauuricus (homotypic); Erinaceus manchuricus; Erinaceus przewalskii; Erinaceus sibiricus The Daurian hedgehog (Mesechinus dauuricus) is a solitary small hedgehog. It is listed in the Red book of Russian Federation as a protected species with an unclear status, generally considered to be endangered, although the IUCN lists it as "least concern". It populates the Transbaikal region of Russia (this region is sometimes called Dauria, hence the name) and Northern Mongolia. It lives in dens and inhabits both forests and steppes. The adult Daurian hedgehog is 15 to 20 centimeters long and weighs up to 1 kilogram (usually around 600 grams). Most live up to six years in nature. Like most hedgehog species in temperate regions, the Daurian hibernates during the winter. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 15.83 EDGE Score: 2.82 |
Adult Weight [1] | 282 grams | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore | Diet - Fruit [2] | 10 % | Diet - Scavenger [2] | 30 % | Diet - Seeds [2] | 20 % | Diet - Vertibrates [2] | 40 % | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | Nocturnal [2] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 8 inches (21 cm) |
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Biome |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Daurian forest steppe |
China, Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Gobi desert steppe |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mongolian-Manchurian grassland |
China, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Ordos Plateau steppe |
China |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Sayan montane conifer forests |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Trans-Baikal conifer forests |
Russia, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3International Flea DatabaseEcoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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