Atelerix

Atelerix is a genus of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It contains four species, all native to Africa.[1]

Atelerix[1]
A. albiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Atelerix
Pomel, 1848
Type species
Erinaceus albiventris
Wagner, 1841
Species

A. albiventris
A. algirus
A. frontalis
A. sclateri

Species

The Atelerix diversified from its family because of geographical isolation during Pleistocene climate changes. This being a type of vicariance separation from the Niger River. This allowed the Erinaceidane family to be more diverse.

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References
  1. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


Guillermo, V., Z. Boratyński, C. M. Ferreira, V. O. Lima, P. C. Alves, J. C. Brito. 2019. Intraspecific genetic diversity and distribution of North African hedgehogs (Mammalia: Erinaceidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 127:156-163. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz030

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