Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846)

[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).