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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.
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus is one of the most common species of cactus in the south-western US (southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, Utah) and Mexico (Baja California down to northern Baja California Sur, Sonora) at elevations from sea level to 2400 meters. There are a number of varieties of Echinocereus engelmannii, and some are rare.
Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert [28] Diet: Insects, as well as small vertebrates, eggs, and scorpions [20] LC Unknown [28] Desert hedgehog. P. aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: Size: 14–23 cm (6–9 in) long [29] Habitat: Desert, inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and savanna [30]
Hedgehogs and Their Habitat. This man lives in the UK, where the hedgehog is a native and can be found wild. And although that’s not the case in the United States, there are several other small ...
In Pennsylvania – hedgehogs may not be imported into the state, but hedgehogs in the state as of 1992 and their descendants are allowed. [14] It is currently illegal to own a hedgehog in California, [15] Georgia, Hawaii, New York City, [16] and Washington, D.C.
The coast of California north of San Francisco contains the Northern California coastal forests (as defined by the WWF) and the southern section of the Coast Range ecoregion (as defined by the EPA). This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest , containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world.
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The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.