Hedgehogs are small, spiky mammals covered in hundreds of sharp spines made of stiff keratin. That said, they are not to be confused with a porcupine or echidna, which are different species. Hedgehogs ...

Hedgehogs are one of the odd-looking mammals out there, with their pointed noses and spiky spines covering their body.

Soft-furred hedgehog specimens deposited decades ago in the museum’s collection are new to science Emily Driehaus Hylomys dorsalis, one of the previous subspecies now elevated to new species ...

Vampire hedgehog, a soft-furred hedgehog with "fang-like teeth" According to a report from WWF , 234 species were identified this year in the Greater Mekong region, which includes Cambodia, Laos ...

Life ‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia. The Greater Mekong region of Asia hosts a wealth of rare and unstudied species – 173 new species of plants, 26 reptiles, 17 ...

"The news that European hedgehogs have been reclassified by the IUCN as Near Threatened globally raises the alarm for this much-loved native species across their range," she said.

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Hedgehog numbers have suffered rapid declines, conservationists warned as the species was listed as “near threatened” in a global assessment.

The hedgehog is heading for EXTINCTION: Numbers have fallen by 33% in Europe - with the species now listed as 'near threatened' READ MORE: Warning that robot lawnmowers are killing hedgehogs By ...

The bare-bellied hedgehog, or the Madras hedgehog, is listed as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of threatened species, despite the fact that their population is largely unknown.

Hedgehogs being decimated by human behavior: report 10/29/2024 October 29, 2024. The latest Red List of Threatened Species says the mammal is "near threatened" due to loss of habitat to ...