Atelerix
Encyclopedia
Atelerix is a genus of mammal
in the Erinaceidae
family. It contains four species.
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order Erinaceomorpha, which has recently been subsumed with Soricomorpha into the order Eulipotyphla...
family. It contains four species.
Species
- Four-toed HedgehogFour-toed hedgehogThe Four-toed Hedgehog , or African Pygmy Hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa....
(Atelerix albiventris) - North African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus)
- Southern African HedgehogSouthern African HedgehogThe Southern African Hedgehog is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.-Physical description:...
(Atelerix frontalis) - Somali HedgehogSomali HedgehogThe Somali Hedgehog is a species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It is endemic to Somalia.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
(Atelerix sclateri)