Meet Snuggles!
Hedgehogs!
This page will help you apply some of the science standards addressed in class.
Kangaroos Play Cellos, Orangutans Fiddle, Gorillas Sing. Scroll down!
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Hedgehog taxonomy- for a detailed link, click on this note!
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus Atelerix
Four-toed Hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris
North African Hedgehog, Atelerix algirus
Southern African Hedgehog, Atelerix frontalis
Somalid Hedgehog, Atelerix sclateri
Genus Erinaceus
Amur Hedgehog, Erinaceus amurensis
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor
West European Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
Northern White-breasted Hedgehog, Erinaceus roumanicus
Genus Hemiechinus
Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus
Indian Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus collaris
Genus Mesechinus
Daurian Hedgehog, Mesechinus dauuricus
Hugh's Hedgehog, Mesechinus hughi
Genus Paraechinus
Desert Hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus
Brandt's Hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas
Indian Hedgehog, Paraechinus micropus
Bare-bellied Hedgehog, Paraechinus nudiventris
Accessed on 9/29/10 at the following site.
Links That Will Help Us Learn About Snuggles:
Sounds (audio of a hedgehog), video in natural habitat, and detailed maps regarding origins, to name a few. Natural Geographic has TONS of information for you to view.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/hedgehog/
5,000 spines? That's a lot!
Images
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Audio
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