Hugh's Hedgehog
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Hugh's Hedgehog also sometimes referred to as the Central Chinese Hedgehog, is a hedgehog
native to Central China
and Manchuria
. It prefers open areas, but can be found in shrubs and forests.
Hugh's Hedgehog is endemic
to China. It is known to look for food even in daytime on rainy days.
Hedgehog
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
native to Central China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Manchuria
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
. It prefers open areas, but can be found in shrubs and forests.
Hugh's Hedgehog is endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to China. It is known to look for food even in daytime on rainy days.