| Indian hedgehog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Paraechinus |
| Species: | P. micropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846)
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| Indian hedgehog range | |
The Indian hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) is a species of hedgehog native to India and Pakistan.[2] It mainly lives in sandy desert areas but can be found in other environments.[2]
- ^ Molur, S. (2016). "Paraechinus micropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40609A22326424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40609A22326424.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.