Mesechinus

• Daurian Hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus

  

  Daurian hedgehogs studied at Ikh Nart Nature Reserve in Mongolia often used rocky areas and sparse shrubland. In samples compared at the same reserve, they tended to have greater girth and weight than long-eared hedgehogs.

• Eastern Forest Hedgehog Mesechinus orientalis

  

  This hedgehog was described from eastern China in 2023. Its short spines have bands of white, black, and pale color.

• Hugh's Hedgehog Mesechinus hughi

  This Chinese hedgehog is small for its genus. It is dark in color and does not have all-white spines.

• Small-toothed Forest Hedgehog Mesechinus miodon

  This hedgehog lives in arid parts of northern China. Its spines have a pale-brown base, a dark-brown band, and pale tips.

• Gaoligong Forest Hedgehog Mesechinus wangi

  This hedgehog is known from high-elevation forests around the Gaoligong Mountains in Yunnan, China. Most spines have a narrow white band near the tip.

• Daurian Hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus

  

  Daurian hedgehogs studied at Ikh Nart Nature Reserve in Mongolia often used rocky areas and sparse shrubland. In samples compared at the same reserve, they tended to have greater girth and weight than long-eared hedgehogs.

• Eastern Forest Hedgehog Mesechinus orientalis

  This hedgehog was described from eastern China in 2023. Its short spines have bands of white, black, and pale color.