Paraechinus aethiopicus

Paraechinus aethiopicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Erinaceidae
Subfamilia: Erinaceinae
Genus:Paraechinus
Species:Paraechinus aethiopicus
Subspecies:P. a. aethiopicus – P. a. albatus – P. a. deserti – P. a. ludlowi – P. a. pectoralis

Name

Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832)

Synonyms

• Hemiechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832)

References

• Paraechinus aethiopicus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Hemiechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) (Least Concern)
• Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Desert Hedgehog
magyar: Sivatagi sün
polski: Jeż etiopski

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