Desert hedgehog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus Least concern

Where the desert hedgehog lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 118 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Paraechinus aethiopicus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

Where does the desert hedgehog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert hedgehog in 6 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

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 desert hedgehog endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the desert hedgehog?

The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a mammal in the order Erinaceomorpha and the family Erinaceidae, genus Paraechinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the desert hedgehog

The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert hedgehog (revision 1314803201), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q257774 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).