Southern white-breasted hedgehog
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Southern white-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus concolor ) |
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The southern white-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus concolor ) is a species from the hedgehog family . In German, the animal is usually only called white-breasted hedgehog or Ostigel together with the northern white- breasted hedgehog .
distribution
These animals are distributed in western Asia and the southern Caucasus and are native to Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Iran , Israel , Russia , Syria and Turkey .
description
It differs from the brown-breasted hedgehog , as the name suggests, above all by its chest which is white from about the middle and clearly contrasted with the brown or brown-gray surroundings. Sometimes there are also animals with a completely white underside. The chest mark can get bigger with age. The head body length of 22 to 30 centimeters and the average weight of 1000 grams correspond to the brown-breasted hedgehog and the northern white-breasted hedgehog . The top of the head and the back are provided with spikes, in the event of an attack the animal can curl up into a ball.
Way of life
Not much is known about the way of life of the southern white-breasted hedgehog, but it is believed that in most cases it corresponds to that of the northern white-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus roumanicus ). They are nocturnal loners who spend the day in a nest to look for food at night. Their diet consists mainly of insects, earthworms and millipedes.
Systematics
Originally the white-breasted hedgehog was assigned to the brown-breasted hedgehog. Later investigations showed that the northern and southern white-breasted hedgehogs are not identical.
As of 2005, the following subspecies of the southern white-breasted hedgehog have been described:
- Erinaceus concolor concolor Martin , 1837
- Erinaceus concolor rhodius Festa , 1914
- Erinaceus concolor transcaucasicus Satunin , 1905
Zoo situation
All EAZA holders are located in Israel. The only European holder outside of Israel was Berlin.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erinaceus concolor in G. Amori, R. Hutterer, B. Kryštufek, N. Yigit, G. Mitsain and LJP Muñoz: IUCN Red List of Endangered Species , 2008; Retrieved March 20, 2010
- ↑ Hermann Holz, Jochen Niethammer: Erinacaeus concolor - white breasted hedgehog. In: Jochen Niethammer, Franz Krapp (ed.): Handbook of Mammals in Europe. Volume 3/1: Insectivores - Gentlemen. , AULA-Verlag 1990, Wiesbaden, ISBN 3-89104-027-X , p. 50.
- ↑ a b Erinaceus concolor. In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 . Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ Erinaceus roumanicus in G. Amori, R. Hutterer, B. Kryštufek, N. Yigit, G. Mitsain and LJP Muñoz: IUCN Red List of Endangered Species , 2008; Retrieved March 20, 2010
- ↑ Profile of the southern white-breasted hedgehog on zootierliste.de