Hemiechinus collaris (Gray 1830)

[Hemiechinus] collaris (Gray 1830), in: Hardwicke, Illust. Indian Zool., Vol. 1: pl. 8.

Type Locality: India, "Doab"; restricted to "between Jumna and Ganges Rivers"; see discussion in Wroughton (1910:81).

Vernacular Names: Indian Long-eared Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Hemiechinus grayi (Bennett 1832); Hemiechinus indicus (Royle 1833); Hemiechinus spatangus (Bennett 1832) .

Distribution: Pakistan and NW India.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in auritus, but Roberts (1977) indicated that there is discontinuity in distribution and morphology between collaris (which he called auritus collaris) and auritus (which he called megalotis).