{"id":83202,"date":"2026-01-19T15:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83202"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:10:48","slug":"brandts-hedgehog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brandts-hedgehog\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new species of hedgehog, Brandt\u2019s hedgehog, not so far found in India, has been recently discovered in Jammu and Kashmir, DNA analysis and morphological studies reveal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of <\/span><b>desert hedgehog.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Paraechinus hypomelas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>native to parts of the Middle East and Central Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a range that includes <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iran<\/a>, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of Turkmenistan.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog <\/b><b>Habitat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It inhabits <\/span><b>arid and semi-arid regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including r<\/span><b>ocky deserts, scrublands, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>dry mountain slopes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is adapted to environments with sparse vegetation, loose or stony soils, and extreme temperature fluctuations between day and night.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often <\/span><b>associated with areas that provide natural shelter,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as rock crevices, abandoned burrows, or dense shrubs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is still c<\/span><b>apable of digging dens when absolutely needed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It <\/span><b>hibernates during colder weather.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about 9-12 inches long and weighs around 500-900 grams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a<\/span><b> black brownish face<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>few white hairs interspersed on the forehead.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>large ears with a narrow base.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the dorsal and ventral surfaces as well as the limbs are usually <\/span><b>blackish brown.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>five short-nailed toes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on each of its two front paws.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>back paws have four toes each with nails <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that constantly grow long.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> faster runner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to lighter needle protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is predominantly <\/span><b>nocturnal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as &#8216;<strong>Least concern<\/strong>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/chandigarh-news\/new-to-india-dna-analysis-reveals-new-species-of-hedgehog-in-jk-101768755469063.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandt\u2019s Hedgehog is a species of desert hedgehog native to parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. 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