Southern African Hedgehog

Atelerix frontalis (A.Smith, 1831) — also called Cape Hedgehog, South African Hedgehog. Occurrence records of the Southern African Hedgehog are shared on GBIF from around 9 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Colbyn Valley (6 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

9reserves with records

30records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Southern African Hedgehog (Atelerix frontalis) — Photo: SumandaMaritz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Colbyn ValleyNature reserve	GP Gauteng	6
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	5
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	4
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	4
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	3
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2

By province

Gauteng: 7 reserves
Limpopo: 1 reserve
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Scientific name: Atelerix frontalis
GBIF taxon: 2437132
Wikidata: Q1416175

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.