Atelerix (African Hedgehogs)

Genus

African Hedgehogs

Atelerix

2 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Four-toed Hedgehog
LC

Four-toed Hedgehog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Atelerix albiventris

Insufficient data
Southern African Hedgehog
LC

Southern African Hedgehog

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Atelerix frontalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African Hedgehogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
9 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%