Atelerix frontalis

(A. Smith, 1831)

Southern 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

S. Afr. Quart. J., vol. 2, 10, 29

Original name as described

Erinaceus frontalis

Other common names

Cape Hedgehog · South African Hedgehog

Type locality

"South Africa." Restricted by J. R. Ellerman and colleagues in 1953 to "northern parts of the district of Graaff Reinet, Cape Province," South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Lesotho?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003806

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Aethechinus angolae

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.16.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a01cfba8-8777-40c4-a686-d3aedcb10e3d

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641665

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Atelerix frontalis

A. Roberts, 1937

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

frontalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2274/115061260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Atelerix frontalis angolae

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Atelerix frontalis frontalis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

frontalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Erinaceus capensis

(A. Smith, 1831)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/819699

Authority publication

Philosophical Magazine

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus frontalis

(A. Smith, 1831)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

frontalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10, 29

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lesson (1842:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Roberts (1913:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:65, 66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Erinaceus fractilis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1877)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

fractilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8796799

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Erinaceus diadematus

(Dobson, 1882)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

diadematus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Aethechinus frontalis angolensis

(A. Roberts, 1951)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority publication

Johannesburg

Name usages

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

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