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North African hedgehog

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q840762
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Summary

North African hedgehog is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • North African hedgehog's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • North African hedgehog is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • North African hedgehog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • North African hedgehog is classified within Atelerix[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, North African hedgehog is Atelerix algirus[7].
  • North African hedgehog's Commons category is recorded as Atelerix algirus[8].
  • North African hedgehog's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atelerix algirus[9].
  • North African hedgehog's Commons gallery is recorded as Atelerix algirus[10].
  • North African hedgehog's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[11].
  • North African hedgehog's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. algirus'}[12].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'erizo moruno'}[13].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Hérisson D'Algérie"}[14].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Algerian Hedgehog'}[15].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North African Hedgehog'}[16].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Algerischer Igel'}[17].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelmeerigel'}[18].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'corcuspín magrebín'}[19].
  • North African hedgehog is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'alžirski jež'}[20].
  • North African hedgehog's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+35'}[21].
  • North African hedgehog's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, North African hedgehog is Atelerix algirus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Atelerix[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'erizo moruno'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Hérisson D'Algérie"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Algerian Hedgehog'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North African Hedgehog'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Algerischer Igel'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelmeerigel'}[18].

Identifiers

North African hedgehog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43059[23]. North African hedgehog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30576[24]. North African hedgehog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178678[25]. North African hedgehog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437136[26]. North African hedgehog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633535[27].

Why It Matters

North African hedgehog ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'com
    Has characteristic → viviparity
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 15w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'erizo moruno'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Hérisson D'Algérie"}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Algerian Hedgehog'} +5
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Taxon common name: alžirski jež"
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