Species

This section of the website is dedicated to sharing information about the different types of tiles and tenrecs. It contains information about their natural habitat, climate, flora and fauna living in their natural habitat and all important information about the species not related to keeping it as a pet. Care information about hedgehogs and tenrecs as pets can be found in the various online courses we offer on our website.

Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs are small mammals with spines that occur on the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. Hedgehogs belong to the family ‘Erineceidae’ and to the subfamily ‘Erinaceinae’. There are five genera in that subfamily containing a total of 19 species. All types are listed below.

African pygmy hedgehog

Atelerix albiventris

North African hedgehog

Atelerix algirus

South African hedgehog

Atelerix frontalis

Somali hedgehog

Atelerix sclateri

Amur hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Southern white-breasted hedgehog

Erinaceus concolor

European hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Northern white-breasted hedgehog

Erinaceus roumanicus

Egyptian long-eared hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

Indian long-eared hedgehog

Hemiechinus collaris

Daurian hedgehog

Mesechinus dauuricus

Hugh’s hedgehog

Mesechinus hughi

Small-toothed forest hedgehog

Mesechinus miodon

Gaoligong forest hedgehog

Mesechinus wangi

Eastern forest hedgehog

Mesechinus orientalis

Desert hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus

Brandt’s hedgehog

Paraechinus hypomelas

Indian hedgehog

Paraechinus micropus

Bare-bellied hedgehog

Paraechinus nudiventris

Gymnures

Gymnures are closely related to hedgehogs: they both belong to the same hedgehog family ‘Erinaceidae’, but gymnures belong to the subfamily ‘Galericinae’. This subfamily contains six genera containing a total of fifteen species. All types are listed below.

Moonrat

Echinosorex gymnura

Bornean short-tailed gymnure

Hylomys dorsalis

Dalat gymnure

Hylomys macarong

Max’s short-tailed gymnure

Hylomys maxi

Dwarf gymnure

Hylomys parvus

Northern short-tailed gymnure

Hylomys peguensis

Javan short-tailed gymnure

Hylomys suillus

Leuser gymnure

Hylomys vorax

Hainan gymnure

Neohylomys hainanensis

Shrew gymnure

Neotetracus sinensis

Long-eared gymnure

Otohylomys megalotis

Dinagat gymnure

Podogymnura aureospinula

Eastern Mindanao gymnure

Podogymnura intermedia

Kitanglad gymnure

Podogymnura minima

Mindanao gymnure

Podogymnura truei

Tenrecs

Tenrecs are small mammals from the family ‘Tenrecidae’. Although they may look very similar to some species of hedgehogs and gymnures, they are unrelated. Through a form of ‘convergent evolution’ these animals may look alike and have similar habitats and needs in captivity. The family has three subfamilies. Below are all types, 30 in total.