Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield 1851)

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 : 217

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scientific name

Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield 1851)
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Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield 1851) View in CoL

[Erinaceus] nudiventris Horsfield 1851 , Cat. Mamm. Mus. E. India Co.: 136.

Type Locality: India, "Madras" = Madras city or Tamil Nadu province.

Vernacular Names: Bare-bellied Hedgehog.

Distribution: Few records from the S Indian provinces Madras (= Tamil Nadu) and Travancore (= Kerala).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as Hemiechinus nudiventris .

Discussion: Biswas and Ghose (1970) gave nudiventris specific rank while Corbet (1988:156-157) regarded it as a distinct subspecies of micropus . Provisionally listed as a species, following Frost et al. (1991:29).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Erinaceomorpha

Family

Erinaceidae

Genus

Paraechinus

Loc

Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield 1851)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Erinaceus] nudiventris

Horsfield 1851: 136
1851
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