Mammal / Hemiechinis micropus
Indian Hedgehog or Pale Hedgehog
Lowest risk
Native
The Indian hedgehog is a species of hedgehog native to India and Pakistan. It mainly lives in sandy desert areas but can be found in other environments.
- Range mass
- 312 to 435 g
- Range length
- 140 to 272 mm
- Breeding interval
- Indian hedgehogs breed once per year.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season is spring to summer, or during the monsoon season.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 5
- Average number of offspring
- 1-2
Seitz, M. 2006. "Paraechinus micropus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Paraechinus_micropus/
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