Atelerix

Atelerix
	A. albiventris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

Species

Four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
North African hedgehog (Atelerix algirus)
Southern African hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis)
Somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri)

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.

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

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[msw3-1] 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.

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