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349:, with a head-and-body length of between 160 and 290 mm (6 and 11 in) and a very short tail. It weighs between 600 and 1,000 g (21 and 35 oz). The head, back and sides are covered with long, sharp spines. These are of two different colours; some are plain white; others have a white or yellowish-brown base and tip, and a central portion that is mid to dark brown, giving the animal an altogether pale, brownish-grey colour. The quills on the head are separated from each other by narrow strips of bare skin. The quills, covered in keratin, are strong so that they don't break or fall out. These spines are used as a defense mechanism when they are threatened. The hedgehog curls up into a ball, where their quills are facing out and their face/head are curled inwards. The face and underparts are covered in pale hair. 80: 55: 31: 201: 414:
Like other hedgehogs, this is a nocturnal species, emerging at night to forage for small arthropods, especially fly larvae, and earthworms, centipedes, snails, mice, frogs and occasionally fruit. Chinese sources state that this hedgehog is preyed on by
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The Amur hedgehog is an animal that can survive on its own without any partnership. These animals typically only come together when it is mating season. There is no information regarding this specific species reproduction to this date.
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disagrees, stating that suitable habitats include montane and sub-alpine terrain, steppe, shrublands, cultivated land, villages and city parks. It was introduced to
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and the Korean Peninsula. It occupies a wide range of habitats including grassland, forest edges, and areas with mixed coniferous and broadleaf woodland. The
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states that it is found in valleys and lowlands but not in highland regions or cultivated fields. The
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in China, and the Korean Peninsula. Its range extends from about 29°N, which is just south of the
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This hedgehog is closely related to and slightly larger and lighter in color than the
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in appearance and behaviour, although it is more lightly coloured. It is native to
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is a common species and no specific threats have been identified, so the
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"Amur Hedgehog". 14: 1624: 673: 78: 1176:Northern short-tailed gymnure ( 1002:Small-toothed forest hedgehog ( 621:A Guide to the Mammals of China 400: 1149:Bornean short-tailed gymnure ( 667: 588: 340: 38:In Lazo national park, Russia 1: 449: 427:and hibernates until spring. 1158:Max's short-tailed gymnure ( 1140:Javan short-tailed gymnure ( 951:Indian long-eared hedgehog ( 7: 993:Gaoligong forest hedgehog ( 858:Southern African hedgehog ( 600:National Geographic Society 10: 1629: 1290:Eastern Mindanao gymnure ( 626:Princeton University Press 596:"Photo Ark: Amur Hedgehog" 564:McMillan, Michael (2014). 409: 1608:Mammals described in 1858 1330: 1269: 1245: 1221: 1197: 1119: 1095: 1078: 1023: 1011:Eastern forest hedgehog ( 963: 930: 879: 828: 811: 767: 651:The Wild Mammals of Japan 430: 219: 212: 207: 198: 180: 173: 75:Scientific classification 73: 51: 42: 37: 28: 23: 909:West European hedgehog ( 849:North African hedgehog ( 353:Distribution and habitat 1062:Bare-bellied hedgehog ( 471:; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 942:Long-eared hedgehog ( 533:: e.T40604A22325640. 463:Hutterer, R. (2005). 1603:Mammals of East Asia 1257:Long-eared gymnure ( 840:Four-toed hedgehog ( 762:species by subfamily 718:Encyclopedia of Life 515:Cassola, F. (2016). 465:"Order Soricomorpha" 391:Shizuoka Prefectures 208:Amur hedgehog range 1376:Erinaceus_amurensis 1362:Erinaceus amurensis 1332:Erinaceus amurensis 1044:Brandt's hedgehog ( 676:National Geographic 519:Erinaceus amurensis 311:Manchurian hedgehog 309:), also called the 306:Erinaceus amurensis 184:Erinaceus amurensis 45:Conservation status 1598:Mammals of Siberia 1299:Mindanao gymnure ( 975:Daurian hedgehog ( 373:northwards to the 333:in China, and the 1555: 1554: 1540:Open Tree of Life 1324:Taxon identifiers 1315: 1314: 1311: 1310: 1281:Dinagat gymnure ( 1089: 1074: 1073: 1053:Indian hedgehog ( 1035:Desert hedgehog ( 984:Hugh's hedgehog ( 867:Somali hedgehog ( 822: 691:Missing or empty 660:978-4-87974-691-7 635:978-1-4008-3411-2 581:978-1-4493-7395-5 484:978-0-8018-8221-0 347:European hedgehog 319:European hedgehog 297: 296: 291: 283: 275: 267: 259: 251: 243: 235: 227: 166:E. amurensis 68: 16:Species of mammal 1620: 1593:Mammals of Korea 1588:Mammals of China 1548: 1547: 1535: 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1075: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1064:P. nudiventris 1059: 1050: 1041: 1037:P. aethiopicus 1031: 1029: 1021: 1020: 1018: 1017: 1008: 999: 990: 981: 971: 969: 961: 960: 958: 957: 948: 938: 936: 928: 927: 925: 924: 915: 906: 897: 887: 885: 877: 876: 874: 873: 864: 855: 846: 842:A. albiventris 836: 834: 823: 809: 808: 806: 805: 799: 797:Laurasiatheria 793: 787: 781: 775: 768: 765: 764: 755: 754: 747: 740: 732: 724: 723: 702: 666: 659: 641: 634: 605: 587: 580: 572:O'Reilly Media 553: 498: 483: 454: 453: 451: 448: 432: 429: 411: 408: 402: 399: 354: 351: 342: 339: 295: 294: 293: 292: 287:E. ussuriensis 284: 282:Matschie, 1907 276: 268: 266:Matschie, 1907 263:E. kreyenbergi 260: 252: 250:Lönnberg, 1922 244: 242:Matschie, 1907 236: 228: 217: 216: 210: 209: 205: 204: 196: 195: 189: 178: 177: 171: 170: 163: 161: 157: 156: 149: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 129: 125: 124: 119: 115: 114: 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 71: 70: 52: 49: 48: 43: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 24:Amur hedgehog 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Eulipotyphla
Erinaceidae
Erinaceus
Binomial name
Schrenk

Synonyms
hedgehog
European hedgehog
Amur Oblast
Primorye
Manchuria
Korean Peninsula
European hedgehog
Amur Oblast
Primorye
Manchuria
Yangtze River
Amur Basin
IUCN Red List

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