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Erinaceidae

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Erinaceidae
Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Insectivora
Family: Erinaceidae
Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
Subfamilia

Erinaceinae

Hylomyinae

  • Echinosorex
  • Hylomys
  • Podogymnura

Erinaceidae is a family in the order of the Insectivora. It contains the well-known hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) of Eurasia and Africa and the Moonrats (subfamily Hylomyinae, Galericinae or Echinosoricinae) of South-east Asia.


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