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Paraechinus
Sign in to saveParaechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. Members are small and nocturnal. The genus contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderErinaceomorpha
- FamilyErinaceidae
Paraechinus is een geslacht van zoogdieren uit de familie van de egels (Erinaceidae). Soorten Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) (Abessijnse egel) Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836) (Egel van Brandt) Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846) (Indische egel) Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield, 1851) Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Trouessart, E.L. (1879) Catalogue des Mammiferes Vivants et Fossiles. Avertissement pour servir d'introduction a l'orde des Insectivores. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 3(7):219-285.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Collections
- UAZ, NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Morocco, Oman, Iraq, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Tunisie, Inde
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- Locomotory activity patterns
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Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. Members are small and nocturnal. The genus contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia: Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) Bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris)
== Locomotory activity patterns == The locomotory activity of the Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) occurred during the dark phases of both long and short day cycles. Therefore this species is considered nocturnal.
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