Paraechinus micropus (Blyth 1846)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Erinaceomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 212-219 : 217

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[Erinaceus] micropus Blyth 1846 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 15: 170.

Type Locality: Pakistan, Punjab, "Bhawulpore" = Bahawalpur.

Vernacular Names: Indian Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Paraechinus intermedius Biswas and Ghose 1970 ; Paraechinus kutchicus Biswas and Ghose 1970 ; Paraechinus mentalis (Fitzinger 1867) ; Paraechinus pictus (Stoliczka 1872) .

Distribution: The arid zones of Pakistan and NW India.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Hemiechinus micropus .

Discussion: Biswas and Ghose (1970) regarded intermedius as a species but Corbet (1988:156-157) included it in Paraechinus micropus as a synonym. Range mapped by Corbet and Hill (1992).