Small-toothed forest hedgehog
| Small-toothed forest hedgehog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Erinaceidae |
| Genus: | Mesechinus |
| Species: | M. miodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesechinus miodon (Thomas, 1908) | |
The small-toothed forest hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon) is a species of hedgehog in the genus Mesechinus. It is native to China. For a long time it was considered a subspecies of the Daurian hedgehog or the Hugh's hedgehog. The habitat of Mesechinus miodon is dry and desert-like. They feed on various species of beetles and hibernate in late October.