Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	ERINACEIDAE

Scientific Name:

Atelerix albiventris

Species Authority:

(Wagner, 1841)

Common Name/s:

English

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Four-toed Hedgehog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Hutterer, R.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it probably occurs in a number of protected areas, likely has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is widespread in West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa. It ranges from Senegal and southern Mauritania in the west, through the savanna areas of West Africa, and northern Central Africa, to Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia, from here it ranges south into East Africa, ranging as far south as Malawi and southern Zambia, with possible records from northern Mozambique.
Countries:	Native: Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia Presence uncertain: Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Mozambique; Rwanda
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a fairly common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This seemingly little known, but widespread, species inhabits savanna and grassy areas with light undergrowth. Animals form nests in rock crevices, in hollow trees and similar habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species as a whole.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In view of the species wide range, it is presumably found within some protected areas. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this species as a whole.

Conservation Actions:

In view of the species wide range, it is presumably found within some protected areas. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this species as a whole.

Citation:	Hutterer, R. 2008. Atelerix albiventris. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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