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The four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa. Populations tend to be scattered between suitable savannah or cropland habitats, avoiding forested areas. The species common name is derived from the number of toes found on its ...
The domesticated hedgehog kept as a pet is typically the African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris). [1] Other species kept as pets include the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) [2] and the Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris). [3]
The African pygmy hedgehog is either of two closely related hedgehogs: Domesticated hedgehog; Four-toed hedgehog This page was last edited on 10 June ...
African pygmy hedgehog being held The most common pet species of hedgehog are hybrids of the white-bellied hedgehog or four-toed hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris , sometimes known as the African pygmy hedgehog) and the smaller North African hedgehog ( A. algirus , pygmy hedgehog). [ 19 ]
Four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) 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.
The International Hedgehog Registry is a registry for the hedgehog. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It records the pedigrees of animals that have been registered, and makes the information available to scientists. [ 3 ]
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. Four-toed hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris LR/lc
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.