The four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Four-toed Hedgehog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Atelerix algirus
- Hemiechinus auritus
- Paraechinus aethiopicus
- Erinaceus amurensis
- Echinops telfairi
- Erinaceus concolor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Genus
- Atelerix
- Species
- Atelerix albiventris
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