Atelerix
Atelerix[1] | |
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Atelerix albiventris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Erinaceomorpha |
Family: | Erinaceidae |
Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
Genus: | Atelerix Pomel, 1848 |
Type species | |
Erinaceus albiventris Wagner, 1841 | |
Species | |
A. albiventris |
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Atelerix is a genus of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It contains four species, all of which are native to Africa.[1]
Species
- Four-toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
- North African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus)
- Southern African Hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis)
- Somali Hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri)
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