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  2. Moonrat - Wikipedia

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    The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a southeast Asian species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae (the hedgehogs and gymnures). It is the only species in the genus Echinosorex. The moonrat is a fairly small, primarily carnivorous animal which, despite its name, is not closely related to rats or other rodents.

  3. Hedgehog - Wikipedia

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    The hedgehog's back contains two large muscles that direct the quills. Some light-weight desert hedgehog species with fewer spines are more likely to flee or attack, ramming an intruder with the spines, rolling up only as a last resort. Hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal, with some species also active during the day. Hedgehogs sleep for a large ...

  4. List of fictional rodents in video games - Wikipedia

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    Rat RuneScape: Rats are commonly found throughout the world of Gielinor, mostly in cities, sewers, and dungeons. [34] They appear in different varieties, including as Giant Rat [35] and Hell-Rat [36]. They play an important role in multiple in-game quests. [37] [38] Rat King Dark Souls 2: A non playable character that offers a covenant to the ...

  5. List of mammals of the Canary Islands - Wikipedia

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    North African hedgehog. The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae. Genus: Atelerix. North African hedgehog, A. algirus LC introduced

  6. Gymnure - Wikipedia

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    Although the gymnures are more closely related to the hedgehogs, full-grown gymnures superficially resemble large rats, shrews, and opossums.. The gymnure's body plan is believed to resemble that of the earliest mammals, [citation needed] with a large, toothy head about 1/3 the length of the total body, a naked furless tail for balance and thermoregulatory purposes, and a plantigrade stance.

  7. List of mammals of the Azores - Wikipedia

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    European hedgehog. The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae. Genus: Erinaceus. European hedgehog, E. europaeus LC

  8. What are Czech hedgehogs? Ukraine's surprisingly simple ... - AOL

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    The Czech hedgehog is an antitank defense that, for Americans and Russians alike, evokes images of World War II. Moscow has a monument of Czech hedgehogs to mark the farthest that Nazi soldiers ...

  9. Deinogalerix - Wikipedia

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    The genus is in the hedgehog subfamily of gymnures or moon-rats, which are not rats at all, but rather hairy, superficially rat-like relatives of the hedgehog lacking quills. Deinogalerix had a long, thin, conical face, small pointed ears, a lengthy, tapering tail and long hairs. [6]