Brandt's hedgehog

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Brandt's hedgehog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Paraechinus
Species:
P. hypomelas
Binomial name
Paraechinus hypomelas
(Brandt, 1836)
Brandt's hedgehog range

Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) is a species of desert

St Petersburg Academy of Sciences
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Description

Brandt's hedgehog is approximately the size of the

nocturnal
.

The first and only study of the Brandt's hedgehog histological skin characteristics found three layers of skin the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis;[3] while previous studies of other hedgehogs sited only two.[4]

Habitat

Brandt's hedgehog prefers arid desert areas and mountains. It often uses natural shelter, although it is still capable of digging dens when absolutely needed. It hibernates during colder weather.

Subspecies

There are multiple subspecies of Brandt's hedgehog:

  • Paraechinus hypomelas blanfordi
  • Paraechinus hypomelas hypomelas
  • Paraechinus hypomelas niger
  • Paraechinus hypomelas seniculus

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40610A22326573.en
    . Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. OCLC 62265494
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  3. PMID 31313824
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  4. PMID 29615568
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  1. ^ Yusefi, Gholam Hosein, et al. “Morphological Analysis of Brandts Hedgehog (Paraechinus Hypomelas) Reflects the Isolation History of Persian Gulf Islands and Has Implications for Taxonomy.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 119, no. 2, 2016, pp. 497–510., doi:10.1111/bij.12842.
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