Mesechinus hughi

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Hugh's Hedgehog

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1908-12-15. Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S., read a paper on Mammals collected in the Provinces of Shan-si and Shen-si, Northern China, by Mr. M. P. Anderson, for the Duke of Bedford's Zoological Exploration of Eastern Asia. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 63:44-45.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939290

Original name as described

Erinaceus hughi

Other common names

Central Chinese Hedgehog · Shanxi Hedgehog

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5ed3c60a-5ecc-465b-a881-06c9b0e66eb9

Type locality

"Paochi, Shen-si." Interpreted by D. R. Frost and colleagues in 1991 as "Baoji, Shaanxi Sheng, China, 34°23'N, 107°09'E."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. miodon

Taxonomy notes citation

Ai, H. S., He, K., Chen, Z. Z., Li, J. Q., Wan, T., Li, Q., ... & Jiang, X. L. (2018). Taxonomic revision of the genus Mesechinus (Mammalia: Erinaceidae) with description of a new species. Zoological research, 39(5), 335-347.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003815

Country distribution map

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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.

Hemiechinus sylvaticus

(Ma Yong, 1964)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

sylvaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 19434

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus hughi

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hughi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.6.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5ed3c60a-5ecc-465b-a881-06c9b0e66eb9

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939290

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Mesechinus hughi

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hughi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13209/115111114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mesechinus hughi hughi

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hughi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mesechinus hughi sylvaticus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

sylvaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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