Erinaceus algirus Lereboullet, 1842 . Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg., 3(2), art. QQ:4.

TYPE LOCALITY: Algeria, Oran .

DISTRIBUTION: Mauritania; Rio de Oro; S. W. Morocco to Libya; Canary Isis.; Balearic Isis.; Malta; coastal France and Spain (probably introduced).

COMMENT: Gureev, 1979:167, listed this species as a subspecies of frontalis, without comment.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403005008001001.