Atelerix

Atelerix
	A. albiventris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Erinaceidae
Subfamily:	Erinaceinae
Genus:	Atelerix; Pomel,1848
Type species
	Erinaceus albiventris; Wagner,1841
Species
	A. albiventris; A. algirus; A. frontalis; A. sclateri

Atelerixis agenusofhedgehogin the familyErinaceidae.It contains four species, all native toAfrica.^[1]

Species

Four-toed hedgehog(Atelerix albiventris)
North African hedgehog(Atelerix algirus)
Southern African hedgehog(Atelerix frontalis)
Somali hedgehog(Atelerix sclateri)

TheAtelerixdiversified from its family because of geographical isolation during Pleistocene climate changes. This being a type of vicariance separation from the Niger River. This allowed theErinaceidanefamily to be more diverse.

References

^^a ^bWilson, D. E.;Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.

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