Long-eared Hedgehog - Citizendia

Long-eared Hedgehog^[1]

Long-eared hedgehog in captivity in Leningrad Zoo. Photo by I. V. Korneev

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Erinaceomorpha
Family:	Erinaceidae
Genus:	Hemiechinus
Species:	H. 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. Hemiechinus is a genus of Hedgehogs auritus

Binomial name

Hemiechinus auritus
(Gmelin,SG, 1770)

The Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and the Caucasus mountains. Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin ( July 4, 1744 - June 27, 1774) was a German physician botanist and explorer A hedgehog is any of the small spiny Mammals of the Subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range It is smaller than the West European Hedgehog; it weighs at most 500 grams (around 200 on average), and is much faster. The West European Hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus) or simply the European hedgehog, is a Hedgehog Species found throughout the Palaearctic It is less likely to curl up in a ball when approached by predators and will most likely try and outrun or leap at predators with their relatively short needles. Due to its lifestyle, it has less needle protection and shorter needles.

The Long-eared Hedgehog uses grass nests as shelter, and has numerous enemies. It hibernates from late October to March. For the ability of certain operating systems see Hibernate (OS feature Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression Its life span is about 5-6 years.

Since the Long-eared Hedgehog is naturally parasite prone and can carry diseases as bad as plague, it is highly recommended that, if kept as pet, it should be purchased from a respected dealer. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through

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, 215. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Hemiechinus auritus. 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 2006-05-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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