Erinaceinae G. Fischer 1814

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

Erinaceinae G. Fischer 1814

Erinaceinae G. Fischer 1814 , Zoognosia Tabulis Synopticis Illustrata, Vol. 3: ix.

Genera: 5 genera with 16 species:

Genus Atelerix Pomel 1848 (4 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Erinaceus Linnaeus 1758 (4 species with 8 subspecies)

Genus Hemiechinus Fitzinger 1866 (2 species with 5 subspecies)

Genus Mesechinus Ognev 1951 (2 species)

Genus Paraechinus Trouessart 1879 (4 species with 10 subspecies)

Discussion: Reviewed by Robbins and Setzer (1985) and Corbet (1988). For a more general review, see Reeve (1994).