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Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia Order: Erinaceomorpha Family: Erinaceidae Genus:
Paraechinus Species: P. micropus Binomial name Paraechinus
micropus (Blyth, 1846) Indian hedgehog range  The Indian
hedgehog (Paraechinus micropus) is a species of hedgehog native
to India and Pakistan.[1] It tends to live on plains and in
bushy mountainous areas near water but most prefer sandy desert
areas and clay soils.[1]  Physical Description  The Indian
hedgehog can be compared to the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus
auritus) with similar lifestyle and appearance.[1] It is known
for its masked face, dark with a white top, somewhat similar to
a raccoon. It is relatively small with the adult male weighing
about 435 grams and the adult female about 312.[3] They are
quite fast, although not as fast as the long-eared hedgehog.[2]
Its color is predominantly brown w