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Paraechinus aethiopicus

Paraechinus aethiopicus, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Erinaceomorpha
Familia: Erinaceidae
Subfamilia: Erinaceinae
Genus: Paraechinus
Species: Paraechinus aethiopicus
Subspecies: P. a. aethiopicus - P. a. albatus - P. a. deserti - P. a. ludlowi - P. a. pectoralis

Name

Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832)

Synonyms

* Hemiechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832)

References

* Paraechinus aethiopicus on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Hemiechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) (Least Concern)
* Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Desert Hedgehog
Polski: Jeż etiopski

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