Atelerix algirus

(Lereboullet in Duvernoy & Lereboullet, 1842)

North African Hedgehog

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Genus : Atelerix

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Duvernoy, G.L. and Lereboullet, A. 1842. Notes et renseignements sur les animaux vertébrés de l'Algérie qui font partie du Musée de Strasbourg. Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg 3(QQ):1-73.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960028

Original name as described

Erinaceus algirus

Other common names

Algerian Hedgehog

Type material

MZS (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"provient d'Oran." Interpreted by D. R. Frost and colleagues in 1991 as "Algeria, currently the province Wilaya d'Oran."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Spain · Malta

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003805

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Erinaceus algirus

(Lereboullet in Duvernoy & Lereboullet, 1842)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZS (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960028

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Duvernoy & Lereboullet (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67813)
  2. Loche (1858:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  3. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Loche (1867:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)
  5. Trouessart (1880:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  6. Anderson (1895:419, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30983406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67789)
  7. Klaptocz (1909:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)
  8. Miller (1912:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  9. Thomas (1915:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Hemiechinus algirus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

869

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6477609

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:869, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6477609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/47988)

Erinaceus Krugi

(W. C. H. Peters, 1877)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

krugi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 5157

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8796798

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1880:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus fallax

(Dobson, 1882)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

fallax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.10.30.158, BMNH:Mamm:1846.10.30.159

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/11484252-babc-4985-a795-0e6852e795a9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6489c586-a4e6-4678-b08a-c9700e4c4665

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus algirus vagans

(O. Thomas, 1901)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

vagans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.1.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/98ba8a06-5244-4615-b39b-5cf24a953a11

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31590960

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Thomas (1915:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)

Erinaceus algirus algirus

(G. S. Miller, 1912)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421450

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Thomas (1915:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)

Erinaceus algirus caniculus

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

caniculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.7.26.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de3f8cff-8b01-45c3-9c65-01fcfb38e073

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Æthechinus algirus

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641629

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1918:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16359)

Aethechinus algirus lavaudeni

(Cabrera, 1928)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

lavaudeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

454

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus algirus girbaensis

(I. E. Vesmanis, 1981)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

girbaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1979.464

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44713289

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Atelerix algirus

Corbet, 1988

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Mammal Review

Name usages

  1. Corbet (1988:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Frost, Wozencraft & Hoffmann (1991:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3617)
  4. Hutterer (1993:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
  5. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #27926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #27926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/27926/22324424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Atelerix algirus algirus

Corbet, 1988

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

algirus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Mammal Review

Name usages

  1. Corbet (1988:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Atelerix algirus caniculus

Corbet, 1988

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

caniculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Mammal Review

Name usages

Corbet (1988:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)

Atelerix algirus girbaensis

Corbet, 1988

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

girbaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Mammal Review

Name usages

Corbet (1988:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)

Atelerix algirus vagans

Corbet, 1988

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

vagans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Mammal Review

Name usages

  1. Corbet (1988:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3628)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Atelerix algirus girbanensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

girbanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

212

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

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