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Stamp of Malta, 2004. Source:
http://www.wnsstamps.ch/stamps/MT015.04/fr.html The Algerian
Hedgehog or North African Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) is a
species of mammal in the Erinaceidae family. It is found in
Algeria, France, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia.
Little is known about this species of hedgehog, even though the
most common breed of domesticated hedgehogs is a result of
crossing a Four-toed Hedgehog with an Algerian Hedgehog. Due to
the fact that this species of hedgehog is native to Africa, it
has been suggested that it was introduced by humans to the other
countries where it is now found, including France, Spain, and
the Canary Islands. Of the four African species of hedgehogs,
the Algerian Hedgehog is the only one of these hedgehogs that
can be found outside the continent of Africa. Due to the fact
that the Algerian Hedgehog has such a wide habitat range and ha