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thicker, and stronger: the head, however, is 

 somewhat shorter and the snout blunter than in 

 the common Hedgehog, and there is no appear- 

 ance of external ears : the whole animal is also of 

 a white or very pale colour. It is figured by 

 Seba, who tells us he received it from Surinam. 

 Its length from nose to tail is about eight inches ; 

 the tail scarce an inch long; the claws long and 

 crooked. 



LONG-EARED HEDGEHOG. 



Erinaceus Auritus. E. aurkulis ovalibus longis, naribus cristatis. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 116. 

 Hedgehog with long oval ears, and crested nostrils. 



THIS species resembles the common Hedge- 

 hog in form, and is found about the river Volga, 

 and in the eastern parts beyond lake Baikal. 

 In size it is said to vary, being in some places 

 smaller, and in others larger than the commoiv 

 species, but may be immediately distinguished by 

 its ears, which are large, oval, open, and naked, 

 with soft whitish hair on the inside, and edged 

 with brown: the legs and feet are longer and 

 thinner than those of the common Hedgehog; 

 and the tail shorter and almost naked: the upper 

 part of the animal is covered with slender brown 

 spines, with a whitish ring near the base, and 

 another towards the tip : the legs and belly are 

 covered with soft, white fur. In its general man- 

 ner of life this species is said to resemble the com- 



