Southern African Hedgehog
Atelerix frontalis
Also known as: South African Hedgehog, Cape Hedgehog
Habitat
Ground
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
310 g
LCMammaliaErinaceomorphaErinaceidae
Seasonal Activity
210 sightings · 2005–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Erinaceomorpha
- Family
- Erinaceidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 310 g
Photo
(c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
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Occurrence data from GBIF.