| Atelerix | |
|---|---|
 Southern African Hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Erinaceomorpha |
| Family | Erinaceidae Erinaceinae |
| Genus | Atelerix |
Atelerix is a genus of hedgehogs in the Erinaceidae family. All hedgehogs are native to Africa.
Species[]
It contains four species:
Four-toed Hedgehog (Wagner, 1841) (Atelerix albiventris) North African Hedgehog (Lereboullet, 1842) (Atelerix algirus) Southern African Hedgehog (A. Smith, 1831) (Atelerix frontalis) Somali Hedgehog (Anderson, 1895) (Atelerix sclateri)