Hemiechinus collaris
(J. E. Gray, 1830)
Indian Long-eared Hedgehog
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Erinaceidae |
| Subfamily | : Erinaceinae |
| Genus | : Hemiechinus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1830-07-15. [Part 3]. in Gray, J.E. 1830-1832. Illustrations of Indian Zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke. Vol. I. Treuttel, Wurtz, Treuttel, Jun. and Richter, London, plates pp.
Original name as described
Erinaceus collaris
Other common names
Collared Hedgehog · Hardwicke's Hedgehog · Long-eared Desert Hedgehog
Type locality
"Doab." Restricted by R. C. Wroughton in 1910 to "area between the rivers Jumna and Ganges," India.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Pakistan · India
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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