Hedgehog | African Animals | Mammals | Wildlife Safari.info.
HEDGEHOG - Atelerix frontalis
Thanks to Joseph & Uschi Pomerleau for this pic
SIZE: Length 20 cm, mass 350 g.
COLOUR: Brown and white spines on upper part of body,
including flanks; grey-brown to dark brown hairs on
head, limbs and tail. A band of white hair is across
the forehead. The underparts vary from off-white to
black.
GESTATION PERIOD: approx. 35 days
MOST LIKE: Occasionally confused with the Porcupine
although the hedgehog's brownish colour, small size
and short spines easily distinguish it from the much
larger, long-spined, black and white porcupine.
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