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The long-eared hedgehog only breeds once a year in the summer months of July through September. The presence of spines does not inhibit this species ability to reproduce. [7] Long-eared hedgehogs gestation period is 35–42 days. The female has 8–10 nipples and often has 2–3 babies. [3] After just one week the babies start eating solid food.
Genus Hemiechinus – Fitzinger, 1866 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Indian long-eared hedgehog. H. collaris (Gray, 1830) Western India and Pakistan: Size: 15–28 cm (6–11 in) long, plus 1–6 cm (0.4–2.4 in) tail [20]
Hemiechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species, found in Central and South Asia. ... Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) Indian long-eared ...
The various species have many predators: while forest hedgehogs are prey primarily to birds (especially owls) and ferrets, smaller species like the long-eared hedgehog are prey to foxes, wolves, and mongooses. Hedgehog bones have been found in the pellets of the Eurasian eagle owl. [15] In Britain, the main predator is the European badger.
The Indian long-eared hedgehog is a relatively small hedgehog (~17 cm, 200–500 grams). It is a nocturnal animal that is often found inhabiting burrows. [3] Similar to most hedgehogs it has spines on its back, embedded into a muscle sheath. This sheath forms a bag-like structure that the animal can hide inside for protection.
Scientists identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast ... at about 4.7 inches long. The name is derived from a description of the hedgehogs as “voracious,” written by a ...
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having a hedgehog’s spines and an anteater’s snout in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains.
Erinaceidae / ˌ ɛr ɪ n ə ˈ s iː ɪ d iː / is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats.Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla.