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Four-toed Hedgehog
Four-toed Hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
Mammalia
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
4-6 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

The most popular pet hedgehog in the world, covered in around 5,000–6,500 hollow keratin spines that it erects into a defensive ball when startled. Despite its name it has only four toes on each hind foot, an unusual trait among hedgehogs.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn
    A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Erinaceidae
Genus
Atelerix
Species
Atelerix albiventris