Four-toed Hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderErinaceomorpha
- FamilyErinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)
- GenusAtelerix (African Hedgehogs)
- SpeciesAtelerix albiventris (Four-toed Hedgehog)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Four-toed Hedgehog in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Four-toed Hedgehog sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Four-toed Hedgehog in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
November has the highest sighting rate for Four-toed Hedgehog in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.