Atelerix frontalis (A. Smith, 1831) — Overview

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Least Concern (LC)

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Atelerix frontalis, one of four African species of hedgehogs, occurs in two geographically separated populations within Africa. One population occurs in western Zimbabwe and eastern Botswana to the Cape Province in South Africa. The other population exists between south-western Angola and northern Namibia. (Wilson and Reeder, 1993)

 

Biogeographic Regions: Ethiopian; Ethiopian :: Native

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