Atelerix algirus - #4645
North African Hedgehog
Formerly Erinaceomorpha.
Geographic Distribution
Coastal Western Sahara to Algeria, Tunisia, and N Libya; introduced into Canary Isls, Balearic Isls, Malta, and Mediterranean France and Spain; one historical record from Puerto Rico.
Order/Family
Erinaceidae
Genus
Atelerix
Specific Epithet
algirus
Image Location
USA, NJ, Camden co., Camden, Adventure Aquarium
Image Date
26 July 2013
Photographer
AF Meyer