NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Forest Hedgehog
Mesechinus orientalis Shi, Yao, K. He, Bai, J. Zhou, J. Fan, W. Su, W. Nie, S. Yang, Onditi, X. Jian & Z. Chen, 2023
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mesechinus orientalis Shi, Yao, K. He, Bai, J. Zhou, J. Fan, W. Su, W. Nie, S. Yang, Onditi, X. Jian & Z. Chen, 2023
- Name authority
- Shi, Yao, K. He, Bai, J. Zhou, J. Fan, W. Su, W. Nie, S. Yang, Onditi, X. Jian & Z. Chen, 2023
- Common name
- Eastern Forest Hedgehog
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Genus
- Mesechinus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderEulipotyphla Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
- familyErinaceidae G. Fischer, 1814
- subfamilyErinaceinae G. Fischer, 1814
- genusMesechinus Ognev, 1951
- speciesMesechinus orientalis Shi, Yao, K. He, Bai, J. Zhou, J. Fan, W. Su, W. Nie, S. Yang, Onditi, X. Jian & Z. Chen, 2023
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mesechinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Small-toothed Forest HedgehogMesechinus miodon (Thomas, 1908) | ErinaceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gaoligong Forest HedgehogMesechinus wangi He, Jiang Xuelong & Ai Huaisen, 2018 | ErinaceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daurian HedgehogMesechinus dauuricus (Sundevall, 1842) | ErinaceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hugh's Forest HedgehogMesechinus hughi (Thomas, 1908) | ErinaceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shi, Zifan, Hongfeng Yao, Kai He, Weipeng Bai, Jiajun Zho, Jingyi Fan, Weiting Su, et al. (2023). A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China. ZooKeys, Vol. 1185. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:CG4VW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.