Stumble this page!Desert hedgehog
Order : Insectivora
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Species : Hemiechinus aethiopicus
The Desert 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 desert hedgehog
A young / baby of a desert hedgehog is called a 'hoglet'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A desert hedgehog group is called a 'array'.Countries
Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara and Yemen
Facts about the desert hedgehog
Medwetcoast Egyptian news letter, Third issues - Winter 2003 Wednesday April 30th, 2003 Overview of the news letter : Participation of the MedWetCoast project Manager Dr Essam El Badry at the 8th Conference of the Contrating Parties to the Ramsar Convention in Valencia - Spain; Sustainable Development in Sharm : Within the project's efforts for sustainable development, MedWetCoast took part in the first egyptian - international conference on ptotected area and sustainable development, held in Sharm El Sheikh, on 23 - 26 October 2002 Sustainable development in Zanranik : A medical convoy visits Zaranik; MedWetCoast Egypt invests LE 20 000, saves LE 500 000; Women of Omayed reap the fruits of their success : Within the framework of female integration in sustainable development, a celebration was held in Omayed in mid-july 2002, which women who have successfully compled, the female illiteracy eradication program were honored; A spiky inhabitant in Omayed : The desert Hedgehog is a member of family Erinaceida, or
The African and Desert hedgehogs are silvery-grey, with some black, and white.
Food Habits The long-eared desert hedgehog is omnivorous but feeds mainly on small invertebrates and insects. (Full text)
Other Comments Long-eared desert hedgehogs are curious animals and are easily tamed and kept in captivity. (Full text)
24 Family members: Sonic hedgehog (shh), desert hedgehog, Indian headgehog The production of Desert hedgehog is important in the induction of Sertoli cells of the testes. (Full text)
5, 1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2 Ohio State University, USA, 3 Baylor College of Dentistry, USA, 4 Cleveland Clinic, Miami FL, USA, 5 USA 1671 10:30 AM Desert hedgehog is upregulated by FGF2 in mouse calvariaA. (Full text)
The desert hedgehogs are mostly estivators with a tiny bit of hibernation. (Full text)
The three genera--Erinaceus, the Eurasian and African hedgehogs, Paraechinus, the desert hedgehogs of Africa and Asia, and Hemiechinus, the long-eared desert hedgehogs--are all similar in size and color. (Full text)
BTW Desert hedgehogs are the cutest thing I've ever seen! (Full text)
Your destiny, Scorpio, will not be peaceful: your carapace is very crunchy and the desert hedgehog is a noisy eater. (Full text)
The desert hedgehog is the smallest. (Full text)
(1997) Desert hedgehog is involved in the development of the peripheral nervous system. (Full text)
Long-eared hedgehogs and desert hedgehogs are placed in different genera. (Full text)
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