Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039474CC-7F11-50FA-40FD-838C3A559778 |
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Guido |
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Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846) |
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Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846) View in CoL
[Erinaceus] micropus Blyth 1846 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 15: 170.
Type Locality: Pakistan, Punjab, "Bhawulpore" = Bahawalpur.
Vernacular Names: Indian Hedgehog.
Synonyms: Paraechinus intermedius Biswas and Ghose 1970 ; Paraechinus kutchicus Biswas and Ghose 1970 ; Paraechinus mentalis (Fitzinger 1867) ; Paraechinus pictus (Stoliczka 1872) .
Distribution: The arid zones of Pakistan and NW India.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Hemiechinus micropus .
Discussion: Biswas and Ghose (1970) regarded intermedius as a species but Corbet (1988:156-157) included it in Paraechinus micropus as a synonym. Range mapped by Corbet and Hill (1992).
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Erinaceinae |
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Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846)
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[Erinaceus] micropus
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