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The long-eared hedgehog has a light-colored underside along with whitish hairs on the tips of their ears. The tops and heels of their feet are covered with hair but the soles are bare. [9] The long-eared hedgehog is smaller than the West European hedgehog; it weighs between 250–400 grams, [3] and is much faster. It is less likely to curl up ...
Indian long-eared hedgehog. H. collaris (Gray, 1830) Western India and Pakistan: Size: 15–28 cm (6–11 in) long, plus 1–6 cm (0.4–2.4 in) tail [20] Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert [21] Diet: Omnivorous; primarily invertebrates and insects, as well as small vertebrates, eggs, carrion, fruit, and seeds [20] LC Unknown [21]
Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris) References This page was last edited on 10 December 2023, at 04:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Size range: 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (European hedgehog) to 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Northern white-breasted hedgehog) [7] Habitats: Shrubland, grassland, and forest [8] Diets: Insects and other invertebrates, eggs, small vertebrates, carrion, and fruit [7] Hemiechinus (long-eared hedgehog) Fitzinger, 1866
The various species have many predators: while forest hedgehogs are prey primarily to birds (especially owls) and ferrets, smaller species like the long-eared hedgehog are prey to foxes, wolves, and mongooses. Hedgehog bones have been found in the pellets of the Eurasian eagle owl. [14] In Britain, the main predator is the European badger.
The Indian long-eared hedgehog is a relatively small hedgehog (~17 cm, 200–500 grams). It is a nocturnal animal that is often found inhabiting burrows. [3] Similar to most hedgehogs it has spines on its back, embedded into a muscle sheath. This sheath forms a bag-like structure that the animal can hide inside for protection.
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]