North African Hedgehog
Atelerix algirus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 436
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) or Algerian hedgehog, is a mammal species in the family Erinaceidae native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Spain, Malta, and France. The most common breed of domesticated hedgehogs is a result of crossing a four-toed hedgehog with a North African hedgehog.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “North African hedgehog”.