Mesechinus dauuricus (Sundevall 1841)

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 : 215

Mesechinus dauuricus (Sundevall 1841)

[Erinaceus] dauuricus Sundevall 1841 , K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm, 1841: 237.

Type Locality: Russia, Transbaikalia, "Dauuria" = Dauryia (49°57'N, 116°55'E).

Vernacular Names: Daurian Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Mesechinus manchuricus (Mori 1926) ; Mesechinus przewalskii (Satunin 1907) ; Mesechinus sibiricus ( Erxleben 1777) .

Distribution: NE Mongolia east to upper Amur Basin in Russia and adjacent parts of Inner Mongolia and W Manchuria, China.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Species sometimes included in Hemiechinus ( Corbet and Hill, 1992) , but see Frost et al. (1991) and Gould (1995). Includes and has precedence over sibiricus ; see Corbet (1978 c:15; 1988). A considerable confusion of names has occurred in the literature; see Corbet (1988:163). Possibly includes miodon , see comments under M. hughi . Chinese range mapped by Zhang et al. (1997).