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Long-eared Hedgehog
	Long-eared hedgehog in captivity in Leningrad Zoo. Photo by I.V.Korneev
Conservation status
	Invalid status (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Erinaceomorpha;
Family:	Erinaceidae;
Genus:	Hemiechinus;
Species:	H. auritus;
Binomial name
	Hemiechinus auritus; (Gmelin,SG, 1770)
Subspecies
	H.a. auritus; H.a. albulus; H.a. aegyptius; H.a. libycus; H.a. megalotis

The Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and the Caucasus mountains. It is smaller than the West European Hedgehog; it weighs at most 500 grams (around 200 on average), and is much faster. It is less likely to curl up in a ball when approached by predators and will most likely try and outrun or leap at predators with their relatively short needles. Due to its lifestyle, it has less needle protection and shorter needles.

The Long-eared Hedgehog uses grass nests as shelter, and has numerous enemies. It hibernates from late October to March. Its life span is about 5-6 years.^{[citation needed]}

Since the Long-eared Hedgehog is naturally parasite prone and can carry diseases as bad as plague, it is highly recommended that, if kept as pet, it should be purchased from a respected dealer.

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^ ^a ^b Hutterer, Rainer (November 16, 2005). Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
^ Stubbe, M., Samiya, R., Ariunbold, J., Buuveibaatar, V., Dorjderem, S., Monkhzul, Ts., Otgonbaatar, M., Tsogbadrakh, M., Zagorodniuk, I., Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. (2008). Hemiechinus auritus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-04-01. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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[msw3-0] Hutterer, Rainer (November 16, 2005). Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.

[iucn-1] Stubbe, M., Samiya, R., Ariunbold, J., Buuveibaatar, V., Dorjderem, S., Monkhzul, Ts., Otgonbaatar, M., Tsogbadrakh, M., Zagorodniuk, I., Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. (2008). Hemiechinus auritus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-04-01. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

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