Somali hedgehog

The Somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to Somalia.

Distribution

The Somali hedgehog is native to areas on the outer borders of Somalia.^[1]

It is a savanna species that is believed to live mostly in grasslands and other open habitats.

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.

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.

Extant Erinaceomorpha species by subfamily

Erinaceinae
(Hedgehogs)

Atelerix	Four-toed hedgehog (A. albiventris) North African hedgehog (A. algirus) Southern African hedgehog (A. frontalis) Somali hedgehog (A. sclateri)

Erinaceus	Amur hedgehog (E. amurensis) Southern white-breasted hedgehog (E. concolor) West European hedgehog (E. europaeus) Northern white-breasted hedgehog (E. roumanicus)

Hemiechinus	Long-eared hedgehog (H. auritus) Indian long-eared hedgehog (H. collaris)

Mesechinus	Daurian hedgehog (M. dauuricus) Hugh's hedgehog (M. hughi)

Paraechinus	Desert hedgehog (P. aethiopicus) Brandt's hedgehog (P. hypomelas) Indian hedgehog (P. micropus) Bare-bellied hedgehog (P. nudiventris)

Echinosorex	Moonrat (E. gymnura)

Hylomys	Long-eared gymnure (H. megalotis) Dwarf gymnure (H. parvus) Short-tailed gymnure (H. suillus)

Neohylomys	Hainan gymnure (N. hainanensis)

Neotetracus	Shrew gymnure (N. sinensis)

Podogymnura	Dinagat gymnure (P. aureospinula) Mindanao gymnure (P. truei)

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