Brandt's hedgehog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Brandt's hedgehog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Paraechinus hypomelas
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

Where does the Brandt's hedgehog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brandt's hedgehog in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Brandt's hedgehog endangered?

The Brandt's hedgehog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Brandt's hedgehog?

The Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) is a mammal in the order Erinaceomorpha and the family Erinaceidae, genus Paraechinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brandt's hedgehog

Brandt's hedgehog (Paraechinus hypomelas) is a species of desert hedgehog native to parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Its common name derives from its having first been described by Johann Friedrich von Brandt, a director of the Zoological Department at the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brandt's hedgehog (revision 1360558840), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q849002 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).