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.