Animals / Mammal

Four-toed hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris · Erinaceidae

The four-toed hedgehog, also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa.

Where the Four-toed hedgehog lives

Recorded in Kenya, Senegal, Benin, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Dem. Rep. Congo and S. Sudan (Africa).

Most records fall in Coast, Lilongwe, Matam, Savanes, Arusha and Rift Valley.

See the Four-toed hedgehog’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 832 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.