Somali hedgehog [1] ( lat. Atelerix sclateri ) - a mammal of the species of African hedgehogs . Most common in northern Somalia .
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| Africa , northern Somalia |
Security status IUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 2275 |
Length - 18-25 cm. Average weight - 300-700 g. Coloring of needles with stripes of brown-chocolate and black, the fur on the chest and abdomen is white with brown spots.
This species is a close relative of the white-bellied hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris ) [2] [3] [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Sokolov V.E. The pagan dictionary of animal names. Mammals Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova. - M .: Rus. lang., 1984. - S. 32. - 10,000 copies.
- ↑ Wilson & Reeder, 1993; Reeve, 1994; Corbet, 1988).
- ↑ Reeve N. (1994). Hedgehogs. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
- ↑ Corbet GB (1988). The family Erinaceidae: a synthesis of its taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and zoogeography. Mammal Rev .: 18 (3), 117-172.