''Mesechinus'' is a genus of
hedgehogs
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction ...
. It contains four species from East Asia:
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Daurian hedgehog
The Daurian hedgehog (''Mesechinus dauuricus'') is a solitary small hedgehog. It is listed in the Red book of Russian Federation as a protected species with an unclear status, generally considered to be endangered, although the IUCN lists it as ...
(''Mesechinus dauuricus'')
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Hugh's hedgehog
Hugh's hedgehog (''Mesechinus hughi''), also sometimes referred to as the central Chinese hedgehog, is native to central China and Manchuria
Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endo demonym " Manchu") for a historical and geographic ...
(''Mesechinus hughi'')
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Gaoligong forest hedgehog
The Gaoligong forest hedgehog (''Mesechinus wangi'') or Wang's forest hedgehog is a species of hedgehog in the family Erinaceidae found only in China. It is endemic to the slopes of Mt. Gaoligong in the Yunnan Province, where it lives in subtr ...
(''Mesechinus wangi'')
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Small-toothed forest hedgehog (''Mesechinus miodon'')
References
Hedgehogs
Mammal genera
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