Hemiechinus

Hemiechinus[1]
H. auritus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Erinaceidae
Subfamily:	Erinaceinae
Genus:	Hemiechinus Fitzinger, 1866
Type species
Erinaceus platyotis Sundevall, 1842
Species
H. auritus H. collaris

Hemiechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species, found in Central and South Asia.[1]

Species

• Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)
• Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris)

References

1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.