Atelerix

• Four-toed hedgehog Atelerix albiventris

  

  A small, spiny-backed mammal of African grassland and woodland.

• North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus

  

  A hedgehog of North Africa that uses scrub, grassland and gardens; it searches for food on the ground at night.

• Southern African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis

  

  The southern African hedgehog has a white band across its forehead and a range of separated populations in southern Africa.

• Somali Hedgehog Atelerix sclateri

  

  The Somali hedgehog is known from a small number of sites in northern Somalia. Dark spines on its back contrast with pale belly fur, while details of its life in the wild remain poorly documented.

• Four-toed hedgehog Atelerix albiventris

  

  A small, spiny-backed mammal of African grassland and woodland.

• North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus

  

  A hedgehog of North Africa that uses scrub, grassland and gardens; it searches for food on the ground at night.

• Southern African hedgehog Atelerix frontalis

  The southern African hedgehog has a white band across its forehead and a range of separated populations in southern Africa.

• Somali Hedgehog Atelerix sclateri

  The Somali hedgehog is known from a small number of sites in northern Somalia. Dark spines on its back contrast with pale belly fur, while details of its life in the wild remain poorly documented.