Desert hedgehog

Desert hedgehog
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Paraechinus
Species:
P. aethiopicus
Binomial name
Paraechinus aethiopicus
(Ehrenberg, 1832)
Desert hedgehog range

The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.