Evidence found
525 records across 21 countries and territories, 1896–2025.
Atelerix albiventris · GBIF taxon key 2437140
Where has the Four-toed Hedgehog been recorded?
Atelerix albiventris occurrence evidence comes from 525 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2025. Most records come from Senegal.
- 525 records
- 21 places
- 45 years recorded
- Mammalia class
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Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18962025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Four-toed Hedgehog has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Four-toed Hedgehog. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 94 | |
| Benin | 79 | |
| Sudan | 63 | |
| Burkina Faso | 52 | |
| Togo | 44 | |
| Mali | 31 | |
| Ghana | 27 | |
| Mauritania | 27 | |
| Kenya | 22 | |
| Nigeria | 16 | |
| Tanzania | 13 | |
| South Sudan | 10 | |
| United States | 10 | |
| DR Congo | 8 | |
| Cameroon | 8 | |
| Niger | 8 | |
| Chad | 5 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 4 | |
| Malawi | 2 | |
| Morocco | 1 | |
| Somalia | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Erinaceidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.