Taxonomy Profile: Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt 1836)

Paraechinus hypomelas: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Hemiechinus hypomelas
Brandt 1836
Common Name(s):
Brandt's Hedgehog []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Paraechinus hypomelas: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Family : Erinaceidae
gymnures |
hedgehogs |
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Genus : Paraechinus
Species : Paraechinus hypomelas
Brandt's Hedgehog |
Paraechinus hypomelas Direct Children(s):
Paraechinus hypomelas: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Paraechinus hypomelas
Paraechinus hypomelas: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Paraechinus hypomelas: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as Hemiechinus hypomelas
Comment:
Comments: Type species of Macroechinus Satunin. Includes eversmanni, sabaeus and seniculus as possible and blanfordi as a distinct subspecies; see Corbet (1988:155). Species reviewed by Nader (1991) and Harrison and Bates (1991). DNA sequence data of animals from Iran diverge strongly from P. aethiopicus (Morshed and Patton, 2002)