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For The Protein, see Indian Hedgehog (protein). Indian hedgehog homolog (Drosophila, also known as IHH, is a human Gene.

Indian Hedgehog^[1]

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Erinaceomorpha
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Paraechinus
Species:	P. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order of the Erinaceomorpha. Erinaceidae is the only living family in the order of the Erinaceomorpha. micropus

Binomial name

Paraechinus micropus
(Blyth, 1846)

The Indian Hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) is a species of hedgehogs native to India and Pakistan. Edward Blyth ( December 23, 1810 - December 27, 1873) was an English zoologist and pharmacist A hedgehog is any of the small spiny Mammals of the Subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Indian Hedgehog is known for its masked face, somewhat similar to a raccoon. The raccoon ( Procyon lotor) (sometimes spelt as racoon) also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon It tends to live on plains and in bushy mountainous areas near water.

The Indian Hedgehog is relatively small (~200-350 grams, ~15 centimetres) and quite fast, although not as fast as the Long-eared Hedgehog. The Long-eared Hedgehog ( Hemiechinus auritus) is a species of Hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and the Caucasus mountains. It also has a more diverse diet with additional food source of frogs, toads, snakes and scorpions. Although it is capable of digging dens, it is highly unlikely to do so. Although the Indian Hedgehog doesn't hibernate, it is still capable of slowing down its metabolism when food is scarce. For the ability of certain operating systems see Hibernate (OS feature Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression

References

^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 217. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Hemiechinus micropus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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