| Small-toothed forest hedgehog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Mesechinus |
| Species: | M. miodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesechinus miodon (Thomas, 1908) | |
Thesmall-toothed forest hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon) is aspecies ofhedgehog in the genusMesechinus. It is native to China. For a long time it was considered asubspecies of theDaurian hedgehog or theHugh's hedgehog.[1] The habitat ofMesechinus miodon is dry and desert-like. They feed on various species of beetles and hibernate in late October.[2]
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