Hurcheon

The hurcheon is a wee mammal o the subfaimily Erinaceinae. There's 16 speshies o hurcheon. They bide athort pairts o Europe, Asie, Africae, an New Zealand. There's nae hurcheons that's native tae Australie, an there isna ony leevin speshies native tae North Americae; the anes that bides in New Zealand wis inbrocht. Hurcheons haena chynged ower muckle ower the bygane 15 million year. Like mony o the first mammals they hae adaptit tae be nocturnal an eat wee beasties.

Hedgehogs[1]
Temporal range: Late Eocene – Recent
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Erinaceus europaeus
Scientific classification e
Kinrick:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Cless:Mammalia
Order:Eulipotyphla
Faimily:Erinaceidae
Subfaimily:Erinaceinae
G. Fischer, 1814
Genera
  • Atelerix
  • Erinaceus
  • Hemiechinus
  • Mesechinus
  • Paraechinus

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