Erinaceus amurensis

Schrenck, 1859

Amur Hedgehog

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Reisen im Amur-Lande, vol. 1, pl. 4, fig. 2:100

Original name as described

Erinaceus europaeus var. amurensis

Other common names

Chinese Hedgehog · Manchurian Hedgehog

Type locality

"In der Nähe der Stadt Aigun, im mandshurischen Dorfe Gulssoja am Amur," eastern Siberia, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · China · North Korea · South Korea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003808

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 orientalis

J. A. Allen, 1903

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18355

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18355

Authority page

179

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Erinaceus dealbatus

Swinhoe, 1870

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

dealbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1861.6.2.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6d987903-18a9-41ed-97d2-fe7c528dbf23

Authority page

450

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Erinaceus kreyenbergi

Matschie, 1907

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

kreyenbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.12.14.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cbe80d1d-90f4-4f52-a775-054160481cdb

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15660247

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Erinaceus amurensis koreensis

Mori, 1922

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

koreensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d82069e-1794-4d01-acf7-59845038d431

Authority page

616

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253522

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Erinaceus ussuriensis

Satunin, 1907

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

ussuriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 7485

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

170

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Erinaceus chinensis

Satunin, 1907

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 7557

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

173

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Erinaceus tschifuensis

Matschie, 1907

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

tschifuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4625

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/884a0fc2-3269-4287-846a-71c3bdf1fb35

Authority page

137

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Erinaceus hanensis

Matschie, 1907

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 50765

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d4f4416a-e710-48fa-add5-19a23469e721

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Erinaceus amurensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40604/115174360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Erinaceus amurensis amurensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Erinaceus amurensis dealbatus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

dealbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Erinaceus amurensis kreyenbergi

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

kreyenbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Erinaceus europaeus var. amurensis

Schrenck, 1859

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

amurensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 4, fig. 2:100

Authority publication

book

Erinaceus koreanus

Lönnberg, 1922

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

koreanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

624

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301427

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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