Paraechinus

Paraechinus^[1]

Paraechinus aethiopicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Erinaceomorpha
Family:	Erinaceidae
Subfamily:	Erinaceinae
Genus:	Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879
Species
P. aethiopicus P. hypomelas P. micropus P. nudiventris

Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains four species.^[1]

Species

Extant Erinaceomorpha species by subfamily

Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Infraclass Eutheria · Superorder Laurasiatheria

Erinaceinae
(Hedgehogs)

Atelerix	Four-toed Hedgehog (A. albiventris) · North African Hedgehog (A. algirus) · Southern African Hedgehog (A. frontalis) · Somali Hedgehog (A. sclateri)

Erinaceus	Amur Hedgehog (E. amurensis) · Southern White-breasted Hedgehog (E. concolor) · West European Hedgehog (E. europaeus) · Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (E. roumanicus)

Hemiechinus	Long-eared Hedgehog (H. auritus) · Indian Long-eared Hedgehog (H. collaris)

Mesechinus	Daurian Hedgehog (M. dauuricus) · Hugh's Hedgehog (M. hughi)

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

Galericinae
(Gymnures)

Echinosorex	Moonrat (E. gymnura)

Hylomys	Long-eared Gymnure (H. megalotis) · Dwarf Gymnure (H. parvus) · Short-tailed Gymnure (H. suillus)

Neohylomys	Hainan Gymnure (N. hainanensis)

Neotetracus	Shrew Gymnure (N. sinensis)

Podogymnura	Dinagat Gymnure (P. aureospinula) · Mindanao Gymnure (P. truei)

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