Evidence found
200 records across 14 countries and territories, 1952–2024.
Paraechinus aethiopicus · GBIF taxon key 2437145
Where has the Desert Hedgehog been recorded?
Paraechinus aethiopicus occurrence evidence comes from 200 records in 14 countries and territories, from 1952 to 2024. Most records come from Senegal.
- 200 records
- 14 places
- 25 years recorded
- Mammalia class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
10 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: October. 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
19522024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Desert Hedgehog has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Desert 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 | 44 | |
| Egypt | 32 | |
| Mauritania | 31 | |
| Mali | 25 | |
| Morocco | 14 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 13 | |
| Israel | 9 | |
| Cameroon | 8 | |
| Niger | 8 | |
| Benin | 7 | |
| Chad | 6 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |
| Western Sahara | 1 | |
| Jordan | 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.