Paraechinus

Paraechinus
P. aethiopicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Paraechinus
Trouessart, 1879
Type species
Erinaceus micropus
Blyth, 1846
Species

P. aethiopicus
P. hypomelas
P. micropus
P. nudiventris

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Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. Members are small and nocturnal. The genus contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia:[1]

Locomotory activity patterns

The locomotory activity of the Desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) occurred during the dark phases of both long and short day cycles. Therefore this species is considered nocturnal.[2]

The Paraechinus hypomelas hypomelas is distributed throughout mainland Iran to the western side of the Indus River in Pakistan, suggesting the presence of a single subspecies Paraechinus hypomelas niger from the entire Arabian Peninsula. Paraechinus hypomelas blanfordi could potentially be considered a new sub-species because it deviates from the rest of them.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Alagaili, A. N.; Bennett, N. C.; Amor, N. M.; Hart, D. W. (2020-06-01). "The locomotory activity patterns of the arid-dwelling desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Saudi Arabia". Journal of Arid Environments. 177 104141. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104141. ISSN 0140-1963. S2CID 213782014.
  3. ^ Yusefi, Gholam Hosein; Kiabi, Bahram H.; Khalatbari, Leili; Faizolahi, Kaveh; Monteiro, Nuno Miguel (2016-10-01). "Morphological analysis of Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) reflects the isolation history of Persian Gulf islands and has implications for taxonomy". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 119 (2): 497–510. doi:10.1111/bij.12842. ISSN 0024-4066.


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