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Amur Hedgehog

Erinaceus amurensis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 3, February 1, March 18, April 78, May 135, June 123, July 66, August 52, September 64, October 54, November 30, December 9.
China633
Beijing Municipality233
Jiangsu Province96
Shandong Province69
Shanghai Municipality68
Zhejiang Province49
Hebei Province27
South Korea23
Tianjin Municipality22
Russia21

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderShrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla
FamilyHedgehogs and Gymnures · Erinaceidae
GenusWoodland Hedgehogs · Erinaceus

Sources

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Practise Amur Hedgehog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.