Hemiechinus collaris (Gray 1830)

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 : 215

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scientific name	Hemiechinus collaris (Gray 1830)
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[Hemiechinus] collaris ( Gray 1830) , in: Hardwicke, Illust. Indian Zool., Vol. 1: pl. 8.

Type Locality: India, "Doab"; restricted to "between Jumna and Ganges Rivers"; see discussion in Wroughton (1910:81).

Vernacular Names: Indian Long-eared Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Hemiechinus grayi (Bennett 1832) ; Hemiechinus indicus (Royle 1833) ; Hemiechinus spatangus (Bennett 1832) .

Distribution: Pakistan and NW India.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included in auritus , but Roberts (1977) indicated that there is discontinuity in distribution and morphology between collaris (which he called auritus collaris ) and auritus (which he called megalotis ).