Amur Hedgehog

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Amur hedgehog
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Amur hedgehog from Lazov national park, Russia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Insectivora
Family:Erinaceidae
Genus:Erinaceus
Species: E. amurensis
Binomial name
Erinaceus amurensis
(Schrenk, 1858)

The Amur Hedgehog is a hedgehog similar to Western European Hedgehog in outlook and lifestyle, although it is more lightly coloured. An average animal weighs from 600 to 1000 grams. Native to Amur Krai and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China and Korean peninsula



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