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Atelerix Pomel, 1848

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat. Geneve vol.9 p.251

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Erinaceomorpha
family
Erinaceidae
genus
Atelerix

Name

Synonyms
Aethechinus Thomas, 1918
Peroëchinus Fitzinger, 1866
Homonyms
Atelerix Pomel, 1848
Atelerix Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
African Hedgehogs in English
Afrika Kirpisi in Turkish
Afrikanische Igel in German
Afrikanske Piggsvin in Norwegian Bokmål
Afrojeż in Polish
Erizo africano in Spanish
Erizos Ventriblancos Africanos in Spanish
Iriqi afrikane in Albanian
Jeże afrykańskie in Polish
Ricci africani in Italian
afrikansiilit in Finnish
קיפוד אפריקאי in Hebrew
アフリカハリネズミ属 in Japanese
非洲蝟屬 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat. Genève, 9, 251 (sine typo).
  2. 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.
  3. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  4. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  5. SN2000/Wilson & Reeder, 1993
  6. SN2000/Wilson & Reeder, 1993, PaleoDB
  7. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  8. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  9. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  10. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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