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Some facts about the
African pygmy (four-toed) hedgehog
Adult weight : 0.6 kg (1.32 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 11 years
Female maturity :84 days
Gestation : 35 days
Weaning : 44 days
Litter size : 6
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.01 kg (0.022 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 1 W
Body mass : 0.45 kg (0.99 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Four-toed hedgehog
Order : Insectivora
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Species : Atelerix albiventris
The four-toed hedgehog's eyesight is adequate but they primarily depend on their strong sense of smell and exceptional hearing. Four-toed hedgehogs vocalize by hissing, growling and chirping. These sounds get louder when the animal gets agitated. Their Life span, in captivity, is from 8 to 10 years. Their life span is just 2 to 3 years in the wild, where they are preyed upon by lions and birds. Four-toed hedgehogs eat frogs, snails, eggs, carrion and birds. They also eat peanuts, seeds, roots and even fungi.
The male four-toed hedgehog will court a female by snorting and growling while it moves in circles. After mating, the female will gestate for thirty to forty days. The litter sizes range between 2 and 10 newborns. The newborns are born with their eyes closed. They remain closed for eight to 18 days.
Interesting facts: When threatened a hedgehog will form itself into a ball, hiding its most sensitive body parts, its head, feet and belly. Also, These hedgehogs are very tolerant to snake venom. They are around forty times as immune to venom as the similarly sized guinea pig.
The Four-toed hedgehog is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the fourtoed hedgehog
A young / baby of a fourtoed hedgehog is called a 'hoglet'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A fourtoed hedgehog group is called a 'array'.Countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda
Facts about the four-toed hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris (African Pygmy Hedgehog): Narrative Atelerix albiventris is omnivorous butprimarily insectivorous.
The African Hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris, is a common small mammal pet.
Habitat Atelerix albiventris is found in the desert biome. (Full text)
The African Pygmy Hedgehog, also known as the African Hedgehog, West African Hedgehog, White Bellied Hedgehog, and Four Toed Hedgehog, is roughly the same size as a guinea pig. (Full text)
The African Pygmy Hedgehog, also known as the African Hedgehog, West African Hedgehog, White Bellied Hedgehog, and Four Toed Hedgehog, is roughly the same size as a guinea pig. (Full text)
The African pygmy hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris, is a nocturnal member of a primitive order of mammals called insectivores (an animal whose main source of nutrition is small animals and insects). (Full text)
Atelerix albiventris is a member of the order Insectivora, and is known alternately as the African hedgehog, African pygmy hedgehog, four-toed hedgehog and white bellied hedgehog. (Full text)
Atelerix albiventris (African Pygmy Hedgehog): Narrative Atelerix albiventris is omnivorous butprimarily insectivorous. (Full text)
_albiventrisnarrative Atelerix albiventris is omnivorous butprimarily insectivorous. (Full text)
Atelerix albiventris (African Pygmy Hedgehog): Narrative Atelerix albiventris is omnivorous butprimarily insectivorous. (Full text)
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