Erinaceidae
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| Erinaceidae Fossil range: Eocene to Recent |
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Erinaceidae is a family in the mammalian order Eulipotyphyla. It contains the well-known hedgehogs of Eurasia and Africa and the moonrats of South-east Asia. This family was once in the order Insectivora, but that order is not used anymore.
[change] Classification
There are 10 genera and 24 species of erinaceid.
- ORDER ERINACEOMORPHA
- Family Erinaceidae
- Subfamily Erinaceinae (Hedgehogs)
- Genus Atelerix
- Genus Erinaceus
- Genus Hemiechinus
- Genus Mesechinus
- Genus Paraechinus
- Subfamily Galericinae (Gymnures, or Moonrats)
- Genus Echinosorex
- Genus Hylomys
- Genus Neohylomys
- Genus Neotetracus
- Genus Podogymnura
- Subfamily Erinaceinae (Hedgehogs)
- Family Erinaceidae
Look up Erinaceidae in Wikispecies, a directory of species
