Atelerix frontalis - #205
Southern African Hedgehog
Captive in rolled-up defensive posture. Formerly Erinaceomorpha.
Geographic Distribution
S South Africa to E Botswana and W Zimbabwe; and Namibia to SW Angola.
Order/Family
Erinaceidae
Genus
Atelerix
Specific Epithet
frontalis
Image Location
South Africa, Northern Cape, Victoria West
Image Date
1974
Photographer
J Visser