Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla containing the hedgehogs and the gymnures, or moonrats. The hedgehogs, subfamily Erinaceinae, are native to Eurasia and Africa, while the gymnures, subfamily Galericinae, live in Southeast Asia. Members are generally shrew-like in build, with long snouts and short tails, ranging from about ten to forty five centimeters in body length; hedgehogs are distinguished by spines that are modified hairs, and both groups have five toes per foot and largely omnivorous diets of invertebrates. The family has changed little since it originated in the Eocene, retaining many ancestral placental mammal traits.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Erinaceidae
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Source Long-eared hedgehog (Wikidata)
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Source Wikipedia: ErinaceidaeLead paragraphtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph
Erinaceidae contains the well-known hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) of Eurasia and Africa and the gymnures or moonrats (subfamily Galericinae) of Southeast Asia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: ErinaceidaeLead paragraphtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph
Erinaceidae contains the well-known hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) of Eurasia and Africa and the gymnures or moonrats (subfamily Galericinae) of Southeast Asia.
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Erinaceidae (from Latin erinaceus, "hedgehog") is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats.
Wikidata: Erinaceidae
Long-eared hedgehog (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Long-eared hedgehog, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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