AnAge entry for Atelerix algirus
Classification (HAGRID: 02215)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Atelerix
- Species
- Atelerix algirus
- Common name
- North african hedgehog
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These animals have been reported to live up to 7 years [0542]. Due to a lack of detailed studies, however, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
- [0678] Symonds (1999), Life histories of the Insectivora: the role of phylogeny, metabolism, and sex differences
- [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 633535
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30576
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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