For the gene and protein called "desert hedgehog", see Desert hedgehog (protein).
Desert hedgehog
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Eulipotyphla
Family:
Erinaceidae
Genus:
Paraechinus
Species:
P. aethiopicus
Binomial name
Paraechinus aethiopicus
(Ehrenberg, 1832)
Desert hedgehog range
The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.
^Hutterer, R. (2016). "Paraechinus aethiopicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40606A22326233. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40606A22326233.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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