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Long-eared hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

Least Concern
Long-eared hedgehog
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location
It has been recorded from Maidan area and Kalar in the Garmian area; University of Sulaimani, Aliqa Village, and Ranya in Sulaimani Governorate; Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil Governorate; Duhok City in Duhok Governorate; and Sargaran in Kirkuk Governorate. Governorate: Erbil; Sulaymaniyah; Duhok
Nearest City
Erbil
Coordinates
36.689384, 45.047246
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This species is primarily nocturnal and becomes active after dusk, spending the daytime in burrows and rock crevices. It is an active digger and can make its own burrow or modify existing burrows of rodents and other animals.

Project contributors: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed.
Photo Credit: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed