Paraechinus micropus

(E. Blyth in T. Hutton, 1846)

Indian Hedgehog

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hutton, T. 1846. Rough notes on the zoology of Candahar and the neighbouring districts. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15:135-170.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122707

Original name as described

Erinaceus micropus

Other common names

Indian Desert Hedgehog · Pale Hedgehog

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2416db62-69a3-4a2b-b16f-b68be2e395a0

Type locality

"Bhawulpore." Interpreted by D. R. Frost and colleagues in 1991 as "Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 29°23'N, 71°39'E."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003820

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 mentalis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

mentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.4.12.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b85518cb-6a15-42c1-a291-b741b02cb1f8

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729720

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Erinaceus micropus

(E. Blyth in T. Hutton, 1846)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

micropus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2416db62-69a3-4a2b-b16f-b68be2e395a0

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40122707

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Paraechinus intermedius

B. Biswas & Ghose, 1970

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16146

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

469

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Paraechinus intermedius kutchicus

B. Biswas & Ghose, 1970

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

kutchicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 16642

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

475

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Erinaceus (Hemiechinus) pictus

(Stoliczka, 1872)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

pictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137939

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Stoliczka (1872:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Paraechinus micropus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

micropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40609/22326424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hemiechinus mentalis

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

mentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

874

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6477614

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

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