Erinaceus amurensis

Erinaceus amurensis (Information about this image)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Erinaceomorpha
Familia: Erinaceidae
Subfamilia: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: Erinaceus amurensis

Name

Erinaceus amurensis (Schrenk, 1859)

References

* Erinaceus amurensis on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Erinaceus amurensis (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Deutsch: Chinesischer Igel
English: Amur Hedgehog
한국어: 고슴도치
Русский: Амурский ёж
Українська: Амурський їжак

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The Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a hedgehog similar to the West European Hedgehog in outlook and lifestyle, although it is more lightly coloured. An average animal weighs from 600 to 1000 grams. Native to Amur Krai and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China and the Korean peninsula.

References

1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (November 16, 2005). Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 213. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Erinaceus amurensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2006-05-12. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern