Atelerix albiventris (Wagner 1841)

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

Atelerix albiventris (Wagner 1841)

[Erinaceus] albiventris Wagner 1841 , in: Schreber, Die Saugethiere, Suppl. 2: 22.

Type Locality: Probably Senegal or Gambia; see Allen (1939:20).

Vernacular Names: Four-toed Hedgehog.

Synonyms: Atelerix adansoni ( Rochebrune 1883) ; Atelerix atratus ( Rhoads 1896) ; Atelerix diadematus (Fitzinger 1867) ; Atelerix faradjius J. A. Allen 1922 ; Atelerix heterodactylus (Sundevall 1842) ; Atelerix hindei (Thomas 1910) ; Atelerix kilimanus Thomas 1918 ; Atelerix langi J. A. Allen 1922 ; Atelerix lowei Setzer 1956 ; Atelerix oweni (Setzer 1953) ; Atelerix pruneri (Wagner 1841) ; Atelerix sotikae (Heller 1910) ; Atelerix spiculus (Thomas and Wroughton 1907) ; Atelerix spinifex Thomas 1918 .

Distribution: Savanna and steppe zones from Senegal to Eritrea and Somalia and south to the Zambezi River.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: No convincing subspecific arrangement has been proposed for this species. For synonyms see Corbet (1988:149) and Ansell (1974b).