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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]
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.
Hemiechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species, found in Central and South Asia. ... Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) Indian long-eared ...
Name Authority and species Range Size and ecology Atelerix (African hedgehog) Pomel, 1848 Four species. ... (long-eared hedgehog) Fitzinger, 1866 Two species.
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.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
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.
Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand. [2] [3]