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A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia and no living species native to the Americas.
Erinaceidae / ˌ ɛr ɪ n ə ˈ s iː ɪ d iː / is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats.Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla.
Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand. [2] [3]
A family of hedgehogs is said to be recovering well having been brought in to Secret World Wildlife Rescue after their nest was damaged Wilts Specialist Ops has posted on X about commencing ...
The upper and lower basal subclades within the tree are the suborders Solenodonota and Erinaceota, respectively. [13] These two branches are estimated to have split ~72–74 million years ( Ma ) ago. [ 13 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Nesophontidae and Solenodontidae are thought to have separated roughly 57 Ma ago. [ 13 ]
As well as trees, the update to the extinction red list brought bad news for other plants and animals. The hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) moved a step closer to extinction as populations shrink ...
The Southern African hedgehog is said to be a slow mover; however, when threatened, it can move surprisingly fast at 6 to 7 km/h (3.7 to 4.3 mph). [3] During the day, they typically stay where they live, which is an area that is covered with vegetation or in a hole in the ground.
North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) Southern African hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) Somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) The Atelerix diversified from its family because of geographical isolation during Pleistocene climate changes. This being a type of vicariance separation from the Niger River. This allowed the Erinaceidane family to be ...