Hugh's hedgehog
| Hugh's hedgehog[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Mesechinus |
| Species: | M. hughi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesechinus hughi (Thomas, 1908)
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| Hugh's hedgehog range | |
Hugh's hedgehog (Mesechinus hughi), also sometimes referred to as the central Chinese hedgehog, is native to central China and Manchuria. It prefers open areas of dry steppe, but can be found in shrubland and forests.[2] It is known to look for food even in daytime on rainy days.
References
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Mesechinus hughi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. & Lunde, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mesechinus hughi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T13209A115111114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13209A22325137.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.