Naked-bellied hedgehog
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The naked-bellied hedgehog ( Paraechinus nudiventris ) is a species of the desert hedgehog within the hedgehog (Erinaceidae) that occurs in southern India in the states of Kerala , Tamil Nadu and in the south of Andhra Pradesh .
features
Exact information on the size or weight of the naked-bellied hedgehog was never published. Thomas Horsfield , the author of the first description noticed that it is only half as large as the Indian hemiechinus ( Hemiechinus collaris ) and Corbet and Hill give the nude belly hedgehog compared to the to the Indian hedgehog ( Paraechinus micropus ) smaller ears, a brown collar and has only a very underdeveloped third upper premolar. The tail is small and not visible under the spines. The spines have a rough surface and a longitudinal groove. Their base and tip are yellowish, the center is black. Head and ears are hairless and sooty black in color. The forehead is whitish. The throat, chest and belly are also hairless and of a maroon color, the belly is rather blackish, the sides are dirty yellow. The ears extend beyond the spines.
Habitat and way of life
The naked-bellied hedgehog lives in arid landscapes with rocks, bushes, acacias and other trees. It is solitary, active at night and at dusk and spends the day in a burrow underground or hidden between rocks. The naked-bellied hedgehog feeds mainly on insects. It also eats scorpions, other invertebrates, the eggs of ground-breeding birds and small vertebrates. The animals probably only reproduce once a year. Otherwise nothing is known about their reproduction.
Hazard and protection
The species is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Although it only has a small distribution area, it is common there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Troy Best: Family Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8: Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2018, ISBN 978-84-16728-08-4 , pp. 288–330 (pp. 324–325)
- ↑ Paraechinus nudiventris in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2017. Posted by: Chakraborty, S., Srinivasulu, C. & Molur, S., 2017. Accessed on March 5 of 2019.