Indian long-eared hedgehog
| Indian long-eared hedgehog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Hemiechinus |
| Species: | H. collaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiechinus collaris (Gray, 1830)
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| Indian long-eared hedgehog range | |
The Indian long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris) is a small species of mammal native to northern India and Pakistan. It is insectivorous and nocturnal. It has been noted as a carrier of tick-borne diseases.