| Paraechinus | |
|---|---|
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| P. aethiopicus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
| Genus: | Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Erinaceus micropus Blyth, 1846 | |
| Species | |
Paraechinus is agenus ofhedgehogs. Members are small andnocturnal. The genus contains four species fromNorth Africa, theMiddle East andSouth 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]
TheParaechinus hypomelas hypomelas is distributed throughout mainland Iran to the western side of the Indus River in Pakistan, suggesting the presence of a single subspeciesParaechinus 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]
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