Mesechinus hughi (Thomas 1908)

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 : 216

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[Mesechinus] hughi (Thomas 1908) , Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1908 (63): 44.

Type Locality: China, Shaanxi Prov., "Paochi, Shen-si" = Baoji.

Vernacular Names: Hugh's Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Mesechinus miodon (Thomas 1908) ; Mesechinus sylvaticus Ma 1964 .

Distribution: Known from around two localities in Shaanxi and Shanxi Prov., C China.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Formerly included in Erinaceus europaeus by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:21), and in Hemiechinus dauuricus (here called Mesechinus dauuricus ) by Corbet (1978 c:15) and Corbet and Hill (1992:22). Includes H. sylvaticus described by Ma (1964:35). The form miodon , known from an isolated population in the Ordos desert, Shaanxi, has been alternatively assigned to M. dauuricus or to M. hughi , see discussion in Frost et al. (1991) for tentative placement here.