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Erinaceidae Fischer von Waldheim, 1817

104888 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104888)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Erinaceomorpha (Order)
  10. Erinaceidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Erinaceomorpha
Changlelestidae † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Anatolechinos Wang, 2008 †
  2. Genus Apulogalerix Masini & Fanfani, 2013 †
  3. Genus Atelerix Pomel, 1848
  4. Genus Auroralestes Holroyd, Bown & Schankler, 2004 †
  5. Genus Cedrocherus Gingerich, 1983 †
  6. Genus Changlelestes Tong & Wang, 1993 †
  7. Genus Dartonius Novacek, Bown & Schankler, 1985 †
  8. Genus Deinogalerix Freudenthal, 1972 †
  9. Genus Dzavui Crespo & Jiménez-Hidalgo, 2022 †
  10. Genus Echinosorex de Blainville, 1838
  11. Genus Entomolestes Matthew, 1909 †
  12. Genus Eochenus Wang & Li, 1990 †
  13. Genus Eogalericius Lopatin, 2004 †
  14. Genus Ereberix Lopatin, 2020 †
  15. Genus Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Genus Galerix Pomel, 1848 †
  17. Genus Gymnurechinus Butler, 1956 †
  18. Genus Hemiechinus Fitzinger, 1866
  19. Genus Hylomys Müller in Temminck, 1839
  20. Genus Ictopidium Zdansky, 1930 †
  21. Genus Lantanotherium Filhol, 1888 †
  22. Genus Leipsanolestes Simpson, 1928 †
  23. Genus Litolestes Jepsen, 1930 †
  24. Genus Luchenus Tong & Wang, 2006 †
  25. Genus Mellalechinus Zijlstra, 2012
  26. Genus Mesechinus Ognev, 1951
  27. Genus Metexallerix Qiu & Gu, 1988 †
  28. Genus Microgalericulus Lopatin, 2006 †
  29. Genus Neohylomys Shaw & Wong, 1959
  30. Genus Neotetracus Trouessart, 1909
  31. Genus Ocajila Macdonald, 1963 †
  32. Genus Oligochenus Lopatin, 2005 †
  33. Genus Oligoechinus Li, Li, Xue, Li, Zhang & Yang, 2019 †
  34. Genus Oncocherus Scott, 2006 †
  35. Genus Otohylomys Bannikova, Lebedev, Abramov & Rozhnov, 2014 †
  36. Genus Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879
  37. Genus Podogymnura Mearns, 1905
  38. Genus Postexallerix Lopatin & Zazhigin, 2003 †
  39. Genus Protogalericius Lopatin, 2006 †
  40. Genus Riddleria van den Hoek Ostende, 2003 †
  41. Genus Scaptogale Trouessart, 1897 †
  42. Genus Schizogalerix Engesser, 1980 †
  43. Genus Scymnerix Lopatin, 2003 †
  44. Genus Silvacola Eberle, Rybczynski & Greenwood, 2014 †
  45. Genus Sonidolestes Li, Cailleux, Mutu, Van Den Hoek Ostende & Qiu, 2022 †
  46. Genus Stenoechinus Rich & Rasmussen, 1973 †
  47. Genus Synexallerix Lopatin & Zazhigin, 2003 †
  48. Genus Tetracus Aymard, 1850 †
  49. Genus Thaiagymnura Mein & Ginsburg, 1997 †
  50. Genus Tupaiodon Matthew & Granger, 1924 †
  51. Genus Untermannerix Rich, 1981 †
  52. Genus Zaraalestes Storch & Dashzeveg, 1997 †
  53. Genus Aethechinus Thomas, 1918 accepted as Atelerix Pomel, 1848
  54. Genus Echinogale Pomel, 1848 † accepted as Scaptogale Trouessart, 1897 †
  55. Genus Echino-Sorex de Blainville, 1838 accepted as Echinosorex de Blainville, 1838
  56. Genus Eolestes Bown & Schankler, 1982 † accepted as Auroralestes Holroyd, Bown & Schankler, 2004 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  57. Genus Ericius Sundevall, 1842 accepted as Hemiechinus Fitzinger, 1866
  58. Genus Erinaceolus Ognev, 1928 accepted as Hemiechinus Fitzinger, 1866
  59. Genus Galeryx Filhol, 1873 † accepted as Galerix Pomel, 1848 †
  60. Genus Gymnura Lesson, 1827 accepted as Echinosorex de Blainville, 1838
  61. Genus Gymnurus accepted as Echinosorex de Blainville, 1838
  62. Genus Herinaceus Blumenbach, 1803 accepted as Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758
  63. Genus Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo, 1868 accepted as Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758
  64. Genus Hyllomis Pomel, 1848 accepted as Hylomys Müller in Temminck, 1839
  65. Genus Hyllomys Pomel, 1848 accepted as Hylomys Müller in Temminck, 1839
  66. Genus Ladakhechinus Wazir, Cailleux, Sehgal, Patnaik, Kumar & Van den Hoek Ostende, 2022 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
  67. Genus Lanthanotherium Leche, 1901 † accepted as Lantanotherium Filhol, 1888 †
  68. Genus Macroechinus Satunin, 1907 accepted as Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879
  69. Genus Necrogymnurus Lydekker in Flower & Lydekker, 1891 (Misspelling)
  70. Genus Paloeoerinaceus Filhol, 1879 (Misspelling)
  71. Genus Parachinus accepted as Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879
  72. Genus Peroechinus Fitzinger, 1866 accepted as Atelerix Pomel, 1848
  73. Genus Peroëchinus Fitzinger, 1866 accepted as Atelerix Pomel, 1848
  74. Genus Pseudogalerix Gaillard, 1929 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  75. Genus Amphechinus Aymard, 1850 (uncertain, unassessed)
  76. Genus Brachyerix Matthew in Matthew & Mook, 1933 (uncertain, unassessed)
  77. Genus Metechinus Matthew, 1929 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  78. Genus Mioechinus Butler, 1948 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  79. Genus Neurogymnurus Filhol, 1877 (uncertain, unassessed)
  80. Genus Palaeoerinaceus Filhol, 1879 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  81. Genus Palaeoscaptor Matthew & Granger, 1924 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  82. Genus Parvericius Koerner, 1940 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  83. Genus Protechinus Lavocat, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  84. Genus Proterix Matthew, 1903 (uncertain, unassessed)
  85. Genus Setiger Geoffroy, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Erinaceidae Fischer von Waldheim, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104888 on 2026-09-06
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-10-01 22:54:38Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Insectivora (Order) > Lipotyphia (Suborder) > Erinaceidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Thanetian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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