Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts
(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand,
Volume 31, Number 1, March 2001, pp 31-42
Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990-2000: Hedgehog
K. Moss*, M. Sanders+**
* Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch.
** Project River Recovery, Department of Conservation, Private Bag, Twizel.
Email: msanders@doc.govt.nz
+ Author for correspondence.
ORDER INSECTIVORA
The phylogeny and taxonomic composition of the order Insectivora are not widely
agreed upon (Butler 1988; MacPhee & Novacek 1993; Novacek et al. 1985;
Stanhope et al. 1998). Recently, Stanhope et al. (1998) presented molecular
evidence for multiple origins of the order Insectivora, and proposed that the
six extant families traditionally placed in the Insectivora be placed in two
orders. A new order "Afrosoricida" comprises Chrysochloridae (golden moles) and
Tenrecidae (tenrecs). Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymures), Soricidae (shrews),
Talpidae (moles) and Solenodontidae (solenodons) remain in the order
Insectivora.
8. EUROPEAN HEDGEHOG
Erinaceus europaeus occidentalis Barrett-Hamilton, 1900
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