Mesechinus orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erinaceota
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla Subordo: Erinaceota

Mesechinus orientalis Shi, Yao, He, Bai, Zhou, Fan, Su, Nie, Yang, Onditi, Jiang & Chen, 2023: 152

Holotype: AHNU XC23001, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Zifan Shi in May 2023.
Type locality: “Xikou Town (30°34'42"N, 118°41'47"E), Xuancheng City, southern Anhui, China”.

Shi, Z., Yao, H., He, K., Bai, W., Zhou, J., Fan, J., Su, W., Nie, W., Yang, S., Onditi, K.O., Jiang, X. & Chen, Z. 2023. new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China. ZooKeys 1185: 143–161. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615 Reference page.

English: Eastern Forest Hedgehog