Somali hedgehog
Species of mammal
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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.
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Extant Erinaceidae species by subfamily
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Mammalia
- Infraclass Eutheria
- Superorder Laurasiatheria
- Order Eulipotyphla
(Hedgehogs)
Atelerix |
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Erinaceus |
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Hemiechinus |
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Mesechinus |
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Paraechinus |
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(Gymnures)
Echinosorex |
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Hylomys |
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Neohylomys |
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Neotetracus |
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Otohylomys |
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Podogymnura |
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