Erinaceus amurensis Schrenk, 1859 . Reisen im Amur-Lande, 1, pl. 4, fig. 2:100.

TYPE LOCALITY: "In der Nähe der Stadt Aigun, im mandschurischen Dorfe Gulssoja am Amur ", E Siberia .

DISTRIBUTION: Russia; Amur River and tributaries, from Zeya eastward, then south through E China to Hunan Prov.; Korea.

SYNONYMS: chinensis, dealbatus, hanensis, koreanus, koreensis, kreyenbergi, orientalis, tschifuensis, ussuriensis.

COMMENTS: Formerly included in europaeus (see Corbet, 1978 c, and Gromov and Baranova, 1981); but considered distinct by Corbet (1984). Range and subspecific boundaries uncertain, partly due to confusion with Hemiechinus, see Corbet (1988: 144).