Atelerix
Sign in to saveAtelerix is a genus of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderErinaceomorpha
- FamilyErinaceidae
Observations recorded5,726
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Collections
- PSM, CRCM, UCM, NHMUK, CSULB, COA
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, United States, Kenya, Sudan, Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mauritanie
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Atelerix
- taxon name
- Atelerix
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Atelerix
- temporal range start
- Miocene
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Atelerix is a genus of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa.
==Species==
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