New Record of Long-Eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus Auritus (Gmelin, 1770) in Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
The study aims to identify new types of rodents or small mammals in Sohag Governorate. This study showed the new record of long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus in the Village of Awlad Nasir-Naga Tarkhan, north of Sohag Governorate. It’s the first record for it in Sohag Governorate (Upper Egypt). Hemiechinus collaris is a burrowing and nocturnal species, recorded near water and agricultural landscapes Roberts [1] & Molur et al. [2] This species is useful indirectly to human being as it consumes insects, termites and scorpions. While H. collaris does not damage agriculture and lives on the edge of agriculture land or near desert and this species has no conflict with human. Long-eared hedgehog avoid high heat; strictly nocturnal in summer, emerging at dusk and feed for 5 to 6 hours Roberts [1]. They excavate their burrows; burrow entrance is covered under bushes and shrub; when ground is hard it may be less than one than one foot. In sandy and softer soil, the burrow may be more than 5 feet. The burrow leads to wider chamber, inside a small chamber Krishna and Parakash [3]. The burrow has sloped about one foot below the surface. H. collaris is unsocial species and does not share a burrow with the same species Roberts [1]. This species food is insects, insect larvae, lizards, birds’ eggs, cannibalism is also recorded in this species; female eat their own offspring; while adult eat their young hedgehog Prakash [4]. This species also attacked on the dangerous prey (i.e. venomous snakes) and eat them Krishna and Parakash [3] & Mirza [5]. Hemiechimus auritus is distributed in Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, USSR, Iran, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, China. Colak et al. [6].
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Abd El-Aleem Saad Soliman Desoky
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.19.003239
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