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| COMMON NAME: | African hedgehog, four-toed hedgehog | | KINGDOM: | Animalia | | PHYLUM: | Chordata | | CLASS: | Mammalia | | ORDER: | Insectivora | | FAMILY: | Erinaceidae | | GENUS SPECIES: | Atelerix albiventris (white belly) | |
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| DESCRIPTION: | A small mammal with white hair on its stomach and hair modified into spines on its back | |
| SIZE: | Adult size is 17-23 cm (6-9 in.) long | |
| WEIGHT: | Newborns weigh about 10 g (0.3 oz.) and adults weigh 270-700 g (10-25 oz.) | |
| DIET: | Insects, crustaceans, small vertebrates, eggs, carrion, and occasional plant matter | |
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| SEXUAL MATURITY: | 1-2 years | |
| LIFE SPAN: | Approximately 10 years | |
| RANGE: | Throughout Central Africa | |
| HABITAT: | Open country with low growing vegetation | |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown | |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Not listed | | CITES | Not listed | | USFWS | Not listed | |
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