Atelerix[1]
A. albiventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Atelerix
Pomel, 1848
Type species
Erinaceus albiventris
Wagner, 1841
Species

A. albiventris
A. algirus
A. frontalis
A. sclateri

Atelerix is a genus of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa.[1]

Species

The Atelerix diversified from its family because of geographical isolation during Pleistocene climate changes. This being a type of vicariance separation from the Niger River. This allowed the Erinaceidane family to be more diverse.

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  1. ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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