Erinaceus frontalis A.Smith, 1831
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- A. Smith (1831): Erinaceus frontalis. S . Afr. Quart . J. 2
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Erinaceomorpha
- family
- Erinaceidae
- genus
- Atelerix
- species
- Atelerix frontalis
conservation
PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.
discussion
COMMENT: Includes angolae; see Corbet, 1974, Part 1.4: 2. Type locality restricted by Ellerman et al., 1953: 18.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: South Africa; Zimbabwe; Namibia; S. W. Angola.
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, " Cape Colony "; N. Graaff Reinet Dist.
Name
- Homonyms
- Erinaceus frontalis A.Smith, 1831
Bibliographic References
- Best, Troy / Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds., 2018: Family Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 8: Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. 288-330.