40. Southern White-Breasted Hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Subspecies: E. c. concolor Martin, 1837 .

Distribution: Common, with a wide distribution from the northwest of Mesopotamia towards the coastal mountainous region in the west and Sahl Al-Ghab to the southwestern region (Fig. 46).

Previous records: Damascus (Trouessart & Kollman 1923), west of Safita (Lehmann 1965), around Tell Abiad (Misonne 1957), Manbij, Ras Al-Baseet, 10 km north of Jabla, 10 km southeast of Safita, Talkalakh, Qattinah, Yabroud and Maalula (Benda & Obuch 2001), around Daraa (Al-Hussein 2013).

Recent records:Al-Furunlok, Al-Kadmous (2008), Al-Qteilbiyeh, Rowaisat Al-Hersh, Jaddu’ah, Al-Quneitra, Jabla, Al- Ennabiyah, Mdyra, Halbon, Al-Furuklus,Al-Khraibe,Al-Lajat, Mare’, Jiplaya, Shamseen, Deir Al-Hajar, Bustan Alhamam, Basramoun, Al-Uras, ash-Sheikh Badr, Wadi Qandil, and Jandar (2020–2021).