Atelerix albiventris

Atelerix albiventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eulipotyphla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla

Familia: Erinaceidae
Subfamilia: Erinaceinae
Genus: Atelerix
Species: Atelerix albiventris

Name

Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841)

Type locality: Probably Senegal or Gambia; see Allen (1939:20).

Holotype: ZSM - 819

Synonyms

• Atelerix adansoni (Rochebrune, 1883)
• Atelerix atratus (Rhoads, 1896)
• Atelerix diadematus (Fitzinger, 1867)
• Atelerix faradjius J. A. Allen, 1922
• Atelerix heterodactylus (Sundevall, 1842)
• Atelerix hindei (Thomas, 1910)
• Atelerix kilimanus Thomas, 1918
• Atelerix langi J. A. Allen, 1922
• Atelerix pruneri (Wagner, 1841)
• Atelerix sotikae (Heller, 1910)
• Atelerix spiculus (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
• Atelerix spinifex Thomas, 1918
• Atelerix pruneri lowei Setzer, 1956
• Atelerix pruneri oweni (Setzer, 1953)

References

• In Schreber, Die Säugethiere, Suppl.2: 22.
• Atelerix albiventris in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841) (Least Concern)
• Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Four-toed Hedgehog
magyar: Fehérhasú sün
polski: Jeż białobrzuchy
ไทย: เฮดจ์ฮอกสี่นิ้ว

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