Somali hedgehog
Atelerix sclateri Anderson, 1895
The somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) is a species in the family Erinaceidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh 392 g to 539.1 g and live up to 11.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the somali hedgehog
- Weight
- 392 g – 539.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 11.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.4 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 35.5 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.49src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 84.2 days – 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the somali hedgehog live?
Not recorded
What is the somali hedgehog?
The Somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. It is endemic to Somalia. The Somali hedgehog is nocturnal.
From the Wikipedia article “Somali hedgehog” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somali_hedgehog&oldid=1315183193), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the somali hedgehog endangered?
The somali hedgehog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the somali hedgehog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderEulipotyphla
- familyErinaceidae
- genusAtelerix
- SpeciesAtelerix sclateri Anderson, 1895
Synonyms Erinaceus sclateri
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- قنفذ صوماليArabic
- ježek somálskýCzech
- Somali-IgelGerman
- Sclaters IgelGerman
- Somalia-IgelGerman
- Somalischer IgelGerman
- Erizo SomaliSpanish
- somaliansiiliFinnish
- Hérisson de SomalieFrench
- Riccio somaloItalian
- ソマリハリネズミJapanese
- ØstafrikapiggsvinNorwegian Bokmål
- Somalische EgelDutch
- afrojeż somalijskiPolish
- Сомалийский ёжRussian
- Iriqi somalidAlbanian
- 索馬利亞刺蝟Chinese
Relatives of the somali hedgehog
Other species in the same genus Atelerix.
North African hedgehog
Atelerix algirus
Four-toed hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
Southern African hedgehog
Atelerix frontalis
CompareSomali hedgehog vs North African hedgehogSomali hedgehog vs Four-toed hedgehogSomali hedgehog vs Southern African hedgehogSomali hedgehog vs Atelerix kilimanus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the somali hedgehog?
An adult somali hedgehog weighs 392 g – 539.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the somali hedgehog endangered?
The somali hedgehog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the somali hedgehog live?
The somali hedgehog has a recorded lifespan of 11.4 years.
How long is the somali hedgehog pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 35.5 days.
What kind of animal is the somali hedgehog?
The somali hedgehog (Atelerix sclateri) belongs to the family Erinaceidae in the order Eulipotyphla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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