Paraechinus aethiopicus | UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial

Taxa
Paraechinus aethiopicus | (Ehrenberg, 1832)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This is the most widespread species of hedgehog in the UAE, occurring in a wide range of habitats except mobile dunes. It has been introduced to several islands in Abu Dhabi (Aspinall et al. 2005, Drew and Tourenq 2005). The species occurs in most of the Arabian Peninsula and is also widely distributed in North and Northeast Africa from Morocco and Mauritania to Sudan and Ethiopia, as well as the Middle East (Hutterer 2016).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Recorded in gardens, cultivation, oases, vegetated wadis, plains and deserts (Aspinall et al. 2005). Nocturnal and becomes less active during the hottest summer months.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This is a widespread and common species in the UAE and, although declining in some areas due to loss of habitat, it is still common, hence listed as Least Concern. There is no need for a regional adjustment of the category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
The species may be impacted by the loss of habitat through urban development, though residential development including gardens may increase available habitat. It is frequently seen as a road casualty.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Whilst Hornby (1996) assessed the species as Near Threatened, we consider it likely that the appropriate category would have been Least Concern in 1996.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Paraechinus aethiopicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Eulipotyphla Erinaceidae Paraechinus