Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk 1859

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Erinaceomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 212-219 : 213

Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk 1859

Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk 1859 , Reisen im Amur-Lande, Vol. 1: pl. 4, fig. 2: 100.

Type Locality: Russia, E Siberia, "In der Nähe der Stadt Aigun, im mandschurischen Dorfe Gulssoja am Amur ".

Vernacular Names: Amur Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Erinaceus chinensis Satunin 1907 ; Erinaceus dealbatus Swinhoe 1870 ; Erinaceus hanensis Matschie 1907 ; Erinaceus koreanus Lönnberg 1922 ; Erinaceus koreensis Mori 1922 ; Erinaceus kreyenbergi Matschie 1907 ; Erinaceus orientalis J. Allen 1903 ; Erinaceus tschifuensis Matschie 1907 ; Erinaceus ussuriensis Satunin 1907 .

Distribution: Russia; Amur River and tributaries, from Zeya eastward, then south through E China to Hunan Prov.; Korea.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in europaeus (see Corbet, 1978 c, Gromov and Baranova, 1981, also Zhang et al., 1997); but considered distinct by Corbet (1984), Zaitsev (1984), and Bannikova et al. (1996). Range and subspecific boundaries uncertain, partly due to confusion with Hemiechinus , see Corbet (1988:144). Indomalayan range mapped by Corbet and Hill (1992), Chinese range by Zhang et al. (1997).