Amur hedgehog
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| Amur hedgehog from Lazov national park, Russia | |
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| Species: | E. amurensis
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| Erinaceus amurensis (Schrenk, 1858)
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The Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a hedgehog similar to the West European hedgehog in appearance and behaviour, although it is more lightly coloured. An average animal weighs from 600 to 1000 grams. It is native to Amur Krai and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China, and the Korean peninsula.
References
- ^ 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. 213. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Template:IUCN2012.2 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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