Description: English: The bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), also known as the Madras hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog that is endemic to dry arid regions and scrubby jungles in southeastern India.[2] As it was believed to be rare, it was formerly listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It is now known to be locally common in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, resulting in its new listing as a species of Least Concern.[3] Hedgehogs are protected species under schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act (1972).[4][5]. Date: 2 December 2020, 17:53:41. Source: Own work. Author: SANTHOSH KRISHNAN13.
Description: English: The bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), also known as the Madras hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog that is endemic to dry arid regions and scrubby jungles in southeastern India.[2] As it was believed to be rare, it was formerly listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It is now known to be locally common in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, resulting in its new listing as a species of Least Concern.[3] Hedgehogs are protected species under schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act (1972).[4][5]. Date: 2 December 2020, 17:53:41. Source: Own work. Author: SANTHOSH KRISHNAN13.
Description: English: The bare-bellied hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), also known as the Madras hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog that is endemic to dry arid regions and scrubby jungles in southeastern India.[2] As it was believed to be rare, it was formerly listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It is now known to be locally common in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, resulting in its new listing as a species of Least Concern.[3] Hedgehogs are protected species under Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972).[4][5]. Date: 2 December 2020, 18:25:29. Source: Own work. Author: SANTHOSH KRISHNAN.
