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Four-Toed Hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
Also known as: Four-toed Hedgehog • four-toed hedgehog • African pygmy (four-toed) hedgehog
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Erinaceidae• Order: Eulipotyphla
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Four-Toed Hedgehog, Four-toed Hedgehog, four-toed hedgehog, African pygmy (four-toed) hedgehog, African pygmy hedgehog, Domestic Hedgehog, White-bellied Hedgehog
Class:
Mammalia
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
9
Countries
Top Locations
kiyawa, Jigawa, Nigeria
1
John McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA, US
1
Assamo, Djibouti
1
Ruiru, Kenya
1
Tambacounda, Senegal
1
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First: 7/13/2014 · Latest: 5/23/2026
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