Genus

African Hedgehogs

Atelerix

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderErinaceomorpha
FamilyErinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)
GenusAtelerix (African Hedgehogs)

Species in this group

Atelerix albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~20%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~40%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Hedgehogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 17 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 1	<5%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Adirondack Animal Land	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
7	Giraffe House	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
8	The Living Planet Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
10	Langkawi Nature Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
11	Langkawi Wildlife Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
12	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
13	Castellar Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
14	Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre El Valle	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
15	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Fish Spa Acuario Fantasia	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
17	Тульский экзотариум (новая экспозиция)	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

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