Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:52.

TYPE SPECIES: Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 .

COMMENTS: Formerly included Atelerix and Aethechinus; see Corbet (1988) and comments under Atelerix . Does not include Mesechinus, see comments therein.