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title: "Desert Hedgehog"
description: "Paraechinus aethiopicus — Mammiferi. The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/desert-hedgehog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Desert Hedgehog

> Paraechinus aethiopicus — Mammiferi. The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus)  is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.

- Scientific name: *Paraechinus aethiopicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 355
- Wikidata: [Q257774](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q257774)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43073](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43073)

## Names

- en: Desert Hedgehog
- de: Abessinischer Igel
- es: Erizo del desierto
- fr: Hérisson du désert
- nl: Abessijnse egel
- pl: Piaskojeż etiopski

## Countries with the most observations

SA (74), AE (43), EH (37), IL (36), DZ (28), JO (18), MA (7), OM (7), TN (6), QA (5), PS (4), EG (3)

## Summary

The desert hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus)  is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_hedgehog

## Photo

![Desert Hedgehog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-hedgehog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245540905

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/desert-hedgehog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).