Species of mammal
| Somali hedgehog |
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Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Atelerix |
| Species: | A. sclateri |
| Binomial name |
Atelerix sclateri
Anderson, 1895 |
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| Somali hedgehog range |
The Somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to Somalia and Somaliland. The Somali hedgehog is nocturnal.
Distribution
The Somali hedgehog is native to areas on the outer borders of Somalia and Somaliland.[2]
Habitat
It is a savanna species that is believed to live mostly in grasslands and other open habitats.
Threats
There is little known about this species, but from what is known there are believed to be no current threats to the hedgehog's habitat.
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Atelerix sclateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2275A115061435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2275A22324040.en.
- ^ "IUCN Red List maps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Extant Erinaceidae species by subfamily
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Erinaceinae
(Hedgehogs) | | Atelerix | - Four-toed hedgehog (A. albiventris)
- North African hedgehog (A. algirus)
- Southern African hedgehog (A. frontalis)
- Somali hedgehog (A. sclateri)
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| Erinaceus | - Amur hedgehog (E. amurensis)
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog (E. concolor)
- West European hedgehog (E. europaeus)
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog (E. roumanicus)
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| Hemiechinus | - Long-eared hedgehog (H. auritus)
- Indian long-eared hedgehog (H. collaris)
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| Mesechinus | - Daurian hedgehog (M. dauuricus)
- Hugh's hedgehog (M. hughi)
- Gaoligong forest hedgehog (M. wangi)
- Small-toothed forest hedgehog (M. miodon)
- Eastern forest hedgehog (M. orientalis)
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| Paraechinus | - Desert hedgehog (P. aethiopicus)
- Brandt's hedgehog (P. hypomelas)
- Indian hedgehog (P. micropus)
- Bare-bellied hedgehog (P. nudiventris)
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Galericinae
(Gymnures) | | Echinosorex | |
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| Hylomys | - Dwarf gymnure (H. parvus)
- Javan short-tailed gymnure (H. suillus)
- Bornean short-tailed gymnure (H. dorsalis)
- Max's short-tailed gymnure (H. maxi)
- Dalat gymnure (H. macarong)
- Northern short-tailed gymnure (H. peguensis)
- Leuser gymnure (H. vorax)
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| Neohylomys | - Hainan gymnure (N. hainanensis)
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| Neotetracus | - Shrew gymnure (N. sinensis)
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| Otohylomys | - Long-eared gymnure (O. megalotis)
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| Podogymnura | - Dinagat gymnure (P. aureospinula)
- Eastern Mindanao gymnure (P. intermedia)
- Mindanao gymnure (P. truei)
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Taxon identifiers |
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