Atelerix
| Atelerix[1] | |
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| A. albiventris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
| Genus: | Atelerix Pomel, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Erinaceus albiventris Wagner, 1841 | |
| Species | |
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Atelerix is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all 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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