Somali hedgehog
Somali hedgehog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Erinaceidae |
Genus: | Atelerix |
Species: | A. sclateri
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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. (2016). "Atelerix sclateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2275A115061435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2275A22324040.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ^ "IUCN Red List maps".
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Atelerix sclateri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Hutterer, R. 2008. Atelerix sclateri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 4 May 2012.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Endemic fauna of Somalia
- Atelerix
- Mammals of Somalia
- Mammals described in 1895
- Eulipotyphla stubs