Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet 1842)

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 : 212

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scientific name	Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet 1842)
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[Erinaceus] algirus Lereboullet 1842 , Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg, 3 (2): art. QQ: 4.

Type Locality: Algeria, "provient de Oran ".

Vernacular Names: North African Hedgehog.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. algirus Lereboullet 1842

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. girbanensis Vesmanis 1980

Subspecies Atelerix algirus subsp. vagans Thomas 1901

Distribution: Coastal Western Sahara to Algeria, Tunisia, and N Libya; introduced into Canary Isls, Balearic Isls, Malta, and Mediterranean France and Spain; one historical record from Puerto Rico.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Authorship is often credited to Duvernoy and Lereboullet, 1842, but Saint-Girons (1972) showed that Lereboullet was the only author. Hutterer (1983 c) recognized vagans and girbanensis as subspecies.