| Somali hedgehog | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Atelerix |
| Species: | A. sclateri |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelerix sclateri Anderson, 1895 | |
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| Somali hedgehog range | |
TheSomali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) is a species ofmammal in the familyErinaceidae. It isendemic toSomalia. The Somali hedgehog is nocturnal.
The Somali hedgehog is native to areas on the outer borders of Somalia.[1]
It is a savanna species that is believed to live mostly in grasslands and other open habitats.
There is little known about this species, but from what is known there are believed to be no current threats to the hedgehog's habitat.
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