North African Hedgehog
Atelerix algirus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The North African hedgehog or Algerian hedgehog, is a mammal species in the family Erinaceidae native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Spain, Malta, and France. The most common breed of domesticated hedgehogs is a result of crossing a four-toed hedgehog with a North African hedgehog.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Genus
- Atelerix