Mesechinus orientalis
Shi Zifan, Yao Hongfeng, He Kai, Bai Weipeng, Zhou Jiajun, Fan Jingyi, Su Weiting, Nie Wenhui, Yang Shuzhen, Onditi, Jiang Xuelong, & Chen Zhongzheng, 2023
Eastern Forest Hedgehog
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Erinaceidae |
| Subfamily | : Erinaceinae |
| Genus | : Mesechinus |
Species status
Authority citation
Shi, Z.-f., Yao, H.-f., He, K., Bai, W.-p., Zhou, J.-j., Fan, J.-y., Su, W.-t., Nie, W.-h., Yang, S.-z., Onditi, K.O., Jiang, X.-l. and Chen, Z.-z. 2023-11-28. A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China. ZooKeys 1185:143-161.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615Original name as described
Mesechinus orientalis
Type material
AHNU XC 23001
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Xikou Town (30°34'42"N, 118°41'47"E), Xuancheng City, southern Anhui, China."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Shi, Z., Yao, H., He, K., Bai, W., Zhou, J., Fan, J., ... & Chen, Z. (2023). A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China. ZooKeys, 1185, 143.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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