Biology:Southern white-breasted hedgehog
| Southern white-breasted hedgehog[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Erinaceus |
| Species: | E. concolor
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| Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1838
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| Range of the southern white-breasted hedgehog (red) | |
The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is a hedgehog native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia.
Description
It is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog (E. europaeus), but it has a white spot on its chest.
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Taxonomy
For a long time these two species were considered to be one. The northern white-breasted hedgehog of Eastern Europe and Russia was formerly recognized as a subspecies of the southern white-breasted hedgehog but newer investigations see both as different species. The southern white-breasted hedgehog and European hedgehog can hybridize.
Behaviour
Unlike its European counterpart, the southern white-breasted hedgehog never digs dens. It prefers building grass nests in secluded places.
Parasites
The species carries a host of ectoparasites such as ticks and fleas and due to their increasing popularity as exotic pets, this can lead to a potential transmission of zoonotic diseases.[3]
References
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13600016.
- ↑ Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsainas, G.; Palomo, L. (2021). "Erinaceus concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T40605A197506348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T40605A197506348.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40605/197506348. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Girisgin, V., Senlik, B., Aydin, L., & Cirak, V. Y. (2015, July 7). Ectoparasites of hedgehogs (Erinaceus concolor) from Turkey. Vetline. Retrieved October 27, 2023, from https://www.vetline.de/ectoparasites-of-hedgehogs-erinaceus-concolor-from-turkey DOI10.2376/0005-9366-128-315
Wikidata ☰ Q748436 entry
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