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Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 6.3 years (captivity) Observations: Anecdotal reports suggest that some animals may live up to 10 years. One captive specimen was estimated to be 6.3 years of age when it died (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Paraechinus
- Image
- Paraechinus aethiopicus 334019999 (cropped).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Paraechinus aethiopicus
- Commons category
- Paraechinus aethiopicus
- taxon common name
- Äthiopischer Igel
- longest observed lifespan
- 6.3
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Encyclopedic overview
The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desert hedgehog” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.