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Amur Hedgehog

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Amur hedgehog
Amur hedgehog from Lazov national park, Russia
Amur hedgehog from Lazov national park, Russia
Conservation status

Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Insectivora
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: E. amurensis
Binomial name
Erinaceus amurensis
(Schrenk, 1858)

The Amur Hedgehog is a hedgehog similar to Western European Hedgehog in outlook and lifestyle, although it is more lightly coloured. An average animal weighs from 600 to 1000 grams. Native to Amur Krai and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China and the Korean peninsula.

[edit] References

  • Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Erinaceus amurensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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