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| Mesechinus | |
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| Mesechinus orientalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
| Genus: | Mesechinus Ognev, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Erinaceus dauuricus Sundevall, 1842 | |
| Species | |
Mesechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains five species from East Asia:
- Daurian hedgehog (Mesechinus dauuricus)
- Hugh's hedgehog (Mesechinus hughi)
- Gaoligong forest hedgehog (Mesechinus wangi)
- Small-toothed forest hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon)
- Eastern forest hedgehog (Mesechinus orientalis)
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Mesechinus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
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