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Erinaceidae (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Erinaceidae Fischer von Waldheim
1821Erinacidae Gray p. 300
1850Erinaceidae Bonaparte p. 1
1877Erinaceidae Schlosser p. 89
1887Adapisoricinae Schlosser
1889Erinaceidae Cope p. 876
1891Erinaceidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1900Acanthionidae Schulze
1910Erinaceidae Gregory p. 464
1911Erinaceidae Jaekel p. 210
1930Erinaceidae Hay p. 433
1966Erinaceidae Johnson p. 80
1967Adapisoricinae Van Valen
1967Erinaceidae Van Valen
1968Erinaceidae Kurten p. 42
1972Erinaceidae Freudenthal
1983Litocherinae Gingerich
1984Erinaceidae Butler
1985Erinaceidae Novacek et al. p. 10
1991Erinaceidae Nowak
2000Erinaceidae Pickford et al. p. 258
2001Erinaceidae Madsen et al. p. 611
2002Erinaceidae Douady et al. p. 204
2005Erinaceidae Asher et al. p. 920
2005Erinaceidae Wilson and Reeder
2006Erinaceidae Lopatin
2006Erinaceidae Scott p. 1697
2006Erinaceidae van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar p. 176
2008Erinaceidae Pickford et al. p. 469
2009Erinaceidae Bendukidze et al. p. 345
2010Erinaceidae Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1
2014Erinaceidae Eberle et al. p. 741
2016Erinaceidae Korth and Evander
2017Erinaceidae Savorelli et al. p. 7
2018Erinaceidae Dawson and Constenius p. 37
2020Erinaceidae Crespo et al. p. 1215
2022Erinaceidae Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Erinaceidae Fischer von Waldheim 1817 [hedgehog]
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Subfm. †Brachyericinae Butler 1948
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G. †Brachyerix Matthew 1933
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Brachyerix hibbardi Stevens 1977
Brachyerix macrotis Matthew 1933
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Invalid names: Metechinus marslandensis Meade 1941 [synonym]
Brachyerix richi Martin and Lim 2004
G. †Exallerix McKenna and Holton 1967
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Exallerix efialtes Lopatin 1996
Exallerix gaolanshanensis Qiu and Gu 1988
Exallerix hsandagolensis McKenna and Holton 1967
Exallerix manahan Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
Exallerix pustulatus Ziegler et al. 2007
Invalid names: Metexallerix Qiu and Gu 1988 [synonym]
G. †Metechinus Matthew 1929
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Metechinus amplior Rich 1981
Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw 1942
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Invalid names: Brachyerix incertis Matthew 1924 [synonym]
Metechinus nevadensis Matthew 1929
G. †Postexallerix Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
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Postexallerix mustelidens Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
Postexallerix securis Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
G. †Synexallerix Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
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Synexallerix otus Lopatin and Zazhigin 2003
G. †Cedrocherus Gingerich 1983
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Cedrocherus aceratus Gunnell 1994
Cedrocherus ryani Gingerich 1983
G. †Dimylechinus Hürzeler 1944
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Dimylechinus bernoullii Hürzeler 1944
G. †Entomolestes Matthew 1909
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Entomolestes grangeri Matthew 1909
Entomolestes westgatei Murphey and Kelly 2017
Subfm. Erinaceinae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Tr. †Amphechinini Gureev 1979
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G. †Amphechinus Aymard 1850
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Amphechinus akespensis Lopatin 1999
Amphechinus arvernensis Blainville 1839
Amphechinus baudelotae Gibert 1974
Amphechinus edwardsi Filhol 1879
Amphechinus ellicottae Martin and Lim 2004
Amphechinus ginsburgi Baudelot 1972
Amphechinus golpeae Gibert 1974
Amphechinus horncloudi Macdonald 1970
Amphechinus intermedius Gaillard 1899
Amphechinus kansuensis Bohlin 1942
Amphechinus kreuzae Munthe and West 1980
Amphechinus major Ziegler et al. 2007
Amphechinus minimus Bohlin 1942
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Invalid names: Amphechinus microdus Lopatin 1999 [synonym]
Amphechinus minutissimus Ziegler et al. 2007
Amphechinus robinsoni Gilbert 1974
Amphechinus rusingensis Butler 1956
Amphechinus taatsiingolensis Ziegler et al. 2007
Invalid names: Palaeoerinaceus Filhol 1897 [synonym]
G. †Parvericius Koerner 1940
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Parvericius buk Ziegler et al. 2007
Parvericius montanus Koerner 1940
Parvericius voorhiesi Korth 1992
G. Atelerix Pomel 1848
Tr. Erinaceini Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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G. †Postpalerinaceus Crusafont-Pairó and Villalta 1947
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G. †Stenoechinus Rich and Rasmussen 1973
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Stenoechinus tantalus Rich and Rasmussen 1973
G. †Untermannerix Rich 1981
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G. Erinaceus Linnaeus 1758
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Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838 [Southern white-breasted hedgehog]
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [hedgehog]
Erinaceus lechei Kormos 1934
Erinaceus mongolicus Schlosser 1924
Erinaceus praeglacialis Brunner 1933
Erinaceus samsonowiczi Sulimski 1959
Invalid names: Aethechinus Thomas 1918 [synonym], Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo 1868 [synonym], Peroeclinus Fitzinger 1866 [synonym], Setiger Saint-Hilaire 1803 [synonym]
G. Hemiechinus Fitzinger 1866
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Hemiechinus auritus Gmelin 1770
Invalid names: Ericius Sundevall 1842 [synonym], Erinaceolus Ognev 1928 [synonym], Paraechinus [synonym]
G. †Hibbarderix Martin and Green 1984
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Hibbarderix obfuscatus Martin and Green 1984
G. Mesechinus Ognev 1951 [steppe hedgehog]
G. †Mioechinus Butler 1948
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Mioechinus butleri Crusafont et al. 1955
Mioechinus oeningensis Lydekker 1886
Mioechinus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Mioechinus tobieni Engesser 1980
G. †Oligoechinus Li et al. 2019
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Oligoechinus lanzhouensis Li et al. 2019
Tr. †Scymnericini Lopatin 2003
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G. †Scymnerix Lopatin 2003
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Scymnerix tartareus Lopatin 2003
Subfm. Galericinae Pomel 1848
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G. †Deinogalerix Freudenthal 1972
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Deinogalerix intermedius Butler 1980
Deinogalerix koenigswaldi Freudenthal 1972
Deinogalerix masinii Villier 2013
Deinogalerix minor Butler 1980
Deinogalerix samniticus Savorelli et al. 2017
G. †Dzavui Jiménez-Hidalgo et al. 2022
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Dzavui landeri Jiménez-Hidalgo et al. 2022
Tr. Echinosoricini Cabrera 1925
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Invalid names: Gymnurinae [synonym], Hylomidae Andersen 1879 [synonym]
G. †Eochenus Wang and Li 1990
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Eochenus sinensis Wang and Li 1990
G. †Eogalericius Lopatin 2004
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Eogalericius butleri Lopatin 2004
Tr. †Galericini Pomel 1848
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G. †Microgalericulus Lopatin 2006
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Microgalericulus esuriens Lopatin 2006
G. †Ocajila Macdonald 1963
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Ocajila macdonaldi Korth 2022
Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald 1963
Ocajila rasmusseni Korth 2022
G. †Protogalericius Lopatin 2006
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G. †Schizogalerix Engesser 1980
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Schizogalerix anatolica Engesser 1980
Schizogalerix evae de Bruijn et al. 2006
Schizogalerix iliensis Kordikova 2000
Schizogalerix macedonica Doukas et al. 1995
Schizogalerix pasalarensis Engesser 1980
Schizogalerix pristinus Ziegler 2003
Schizogalerix zapfei Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
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Invalid names: Galerix atticus Rümke 1976 [synonym]
G. †Thaiagymnura Mein and Ginsburg 1997
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Thaiagymnura equilateralis Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Invalid names: Parasoricidae Schlosser 1887 [synonym]
G. †Gymnurechinus Butler 1956
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Gymnurechinus leakeyi Butler 1956
Tr. †Neurogymnurini Butler 1948
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Invalid names: Cayluxotheriini Winge 1917 [synonym]
G. †Neurogymnurus Filhol 1877
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Neurogymnurus cayluxi Filhol 1877
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Invalid names: Cayluxotherium elegans Filhol 1880 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cayluxotherium Filhol 1880 [synonym]
G. †Oligochenus Lopatin 2005
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Oligochenus grandis Lopatin 2005
G. †Parasorex von Meyer 1865
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Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865
Parasorex depereti Crochet 1986
Parasorex ibericus Mein and Martín-Suárez 1993
Tr. †Protericini Butler 1948
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G. †Proterix Matthew 1903
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Proterix bicuspis Macdonald 1951
Proterix loomisi Matthew 1903
Proterix minimus Korth 2009
Invalid names: Brachyericini Butler 1948 [synonym]
G. †Riddleria van den Hoek Ostende 2003
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Riddleria atecensis van den Hoek Ostende 2003
G. †Tetracus Aymard 1850
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Tetracus nanus Aymard 1846
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Invalid names: Camphotherium elegans Filhol 1883 [synonym], Neurogymnurus minor Filhol 1884 [synonym], Tetracus bouti Lavocat 1951 [synonym]
Invalid names: Camphotherium Filhol 1884 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anachantes Murray 1866 [synonym], Echinosoricinae Cabrera 1925 [synonym]
G. †Galerix Pomel 1848
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Galerix africanus Butler 1956
Galerix aurelianensis Ziegler 1990
Galerix exilis de Blainville 1839
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Invalid names: Galerix sudreae Baudelot 1972 [synonym]
Galerix kostakii Doukas and van den Hoek Ostende 2006
Galerix remmerti van den Hoek Ostende 2003
Galerix rutlandae Munthe and West 1980
Galerix saratji van den Hoek Ostende 1992
Galerix stehlini Gaillard 1929
Galerix symeonidisi Doukas 1986
Galerix uenayae van den Hoek Ostende 1992
Galerix wesselsae Zijlstra and Flynn 2015
Invalid names: Pseudogalerix Gallard 1929 [synonym]
Subfm. Hylomyinae Anderson 1879
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G. Echinosorex de Blainville 1838 [moonrat]
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Echinosorex gymnura Raffles 1821 [moonrat]
Invalid names: Gymnura Lesson 1827 [replaced]
G. Hylomys Müller 1840
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Hylomys engesseri Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Hylomys peguensis Blyth 1859 [short-tailed tree shrew]
Hylomys suillus Müller 1840
Invalid names: Neohylomys Shaw and Wong 1959 [synonym], Neotetracus Trouessart 1909 [synonym]
G. Podogymnura Mearns 1905 [Philippine gymnure]
G. †Lantanotherium Filhol 1888
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Lantanotherium sanmigueli Villalta and Crusafont 1944
G. †Lanthanotherium Filhol 1888
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Subg. †Lanthanotherium (Rubitherium) Crusafont Pairo and Villalta 1955
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Lanthanotherium (Rubitherium) piveteaui Crusafont et al. 1955
Lanthanotherium dehmi James 1963
Lanthanotherium lactorensis Baudelot and Crouzel 1976
Lanthanotherium observatum Korth and Evander 2016
Lanthanotherium sanmigueli Villalta and Crusafont 1944
Lanthanotherium sawini James 1963
G. †Litolestes Jepsen 1930
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Litolestes ignotus Jepsen 1930
G. †Luchenus Tong and Wang 2006
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Luchenus erinaceanus Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Mellalechinus Zijlstra 2012
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Invalid names: Protechinus Lavocat 1961 [replaced]
G. †Oncocherus Scott 2006
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Oncocherus krishtalkai Scott 2006
G. †Palaeoscaptor Matthew and Granger 1924
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Palaeoscaptor acridens Matthew and Granger 1924
Palaeoscaptor gigas Lopatin 2002
Palaeoscaptor rectus Matthew and Granger 1924
Palaeoscaptor tenuis Ziegler et al. 2007
G. †Silvacola Eberle et al. 2014
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Silvacola acares Eberle et al. 2014
Invalid names: Acanthionidae Schulze 1900 [synonym], Adapisoricinae Schlosser 1887 [invalid subgroup], Changlelestinae Tong and Wang [empty], Litocherinae Gingerich 1983 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 58.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.8 Ma

Collections (649 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Erinaceidae indet., Litolestes ignotus (14992)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Litolestes ignotus, Oncocherus krishtalkai (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Erinaceidae indet. (14951) Erinaceidae indet. A, Erinaceidae indet. B (14929) Erinaceidae indet., Litolestes ignotus (14959) Litolestes ignotus (14934) Litolestes ignotus, Oncocherus krishtalkai (14941 14995) Litolestes sp. (14973)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Entomolestes sp. (15000)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Cedrocherus aceratus (14936) Cedrocherus ryani (15017) Litolestes ignotus (15032 15049 15057 15065) Litolestes sp. (26569)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Litolestes ignotus (15024)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Protogalericius averianovi (28490)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Entomolestes sp. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Adapisoricinae indet. (15455) Entomolestes sp. (15842) Erinaceidae indet. (16020) Erinaceidae indet., Leipsanolestes sp. (15793)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (British Columbia) Silvacola acares (161193)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) Luchenus erinaceanus (77929 183188)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Entomolestes grangeri (16228) Entomolestes sp. (16296) Erinaceidae indet. (16280)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3China (Jilin) Eochenus sinensis (71665 174718 174719)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Erinaceidae indet. (149173)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Eogalericius butleri (93596) Microgalericulus esuriens (174740)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Entomolestes westgatei (93087)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Erinaceidae indet. (16626)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Erinaceidae indet. (16514 16515 16516 16517) Ocajila sp. (16645) Proterix sp. (16630)
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Dzavui landeri (166797)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Entomolestes sp. (16826) Erinaceidae indet. (16884)