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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 ...
Four-toed hedgehogs (African Pygmy hedgehogs) may legally be kept as pets. Australia: All hedgehogs are classified as exotic pets that are illegal to import. [12] Canada: In Quebec – European hedgehogs are illegal. Four-toed hedgehogs are legal. In Ontario – European hedgehogs are protected and cannot be kept as pets. Four-toed hedgehogs ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The African pygmy hedgehog is either of two closely related hedgehogs: Domesticated hedgehog; Four-toed hedgehog
Hedgehog gestation lasts 35–58 days, depending on species. The average litter is three to four newborns for larger species and five to six for smaller ones. As with many animals, it is not unusual for an adult male hedgehog to kill newborn males. Hedgehogs have a relatively long lifespan for their size.
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.
Wobbly hedgehog syndrome (WHS) is a progressive, degenerative, neurological disease of the African pygmy hedgehog. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The cause is believed to be genetic. [ 3 ] Nearly 10 percent of pet African pygmy hedgehogs are affected, [ 2 ] due to their limited bloodlines.
The North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) or Algerian hedgehog, is a mammal species in the family Erinaceidae native to Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia. Little is known about this hedgehog, even though the most common breed of domesticated hedgehogs is a result of crossing a four-toed hedgehog with a North African hedgehog.
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 ]