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• Gymnure - Description and classification of this family, and a list of the three genera and eight species.
  
• Erinaceidae - Information from Wikipedia on the classification of the hedgehogs of Eurasia and Africa and the gymnures of Southeast Asia.
  
• Family Erinaceidae (Gymnures and Hedgehogs) - Classification and information from the Animal Diversity Web.
  
• Mindanao Gymnure (Podogymnura truei) - Fact sheet from EDGE on this endangered species found in the Philippines.
  
• Moonrat, Raffle's Gymnure - Description of the insect-eating mammal, Echinosorex gymnurus, from South-east Asia, its behavior and its reproduction.
  
• Pro Igel - The society, Verein fur Integrierten Naturschutz Deutschland, provides much information on the hedgehog, Erinaceus Europaeus, and supports research projects into its behavior, biology and habitat. In German and English.
  
• Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) - Provides information on these hedgehogs including keeping them as pets, hedgehog treatment and general hedgehog care. Russian and English.
  
• Dwarf Gymnure (Hylomys parvus) - Information on this species which is found on a single mountain on the island of Sumatra. It is considered to be critically endangered because of destruction of its habitat.
  
• Hainan Gymnure (Hylomys hainanensis) - Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.
  
• European Hedgehog Research Group - Independent research group of students, scientists, vets, and naturalists that are interested in contributing to research on hedgehogs. Workshops, addresses of hedgehog researchers, information on caring for sick or injured hedgehogs, literature.
  
• Hedgehog Facts - A website all about the hedgehog. Lots of facts, book reviews and links.
  
• Dinagat Moonrat (Podogymnura aureospinula) - Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.
  
• The Hedghogz Home Page - Information on the European hedgehog, found in the UK and Western Europe.
  
  

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