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The long-eared hedgehog is considered to be the smallest species of hedgehog. They hail from Central Asia, the Middle East, and northeastern Africa. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, habitat division at the hands of roads and railroads—that […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

Hailing from China and Mongolia, and looking like a kangaroo rat with supersized ears, it’s the long-eared jerboa. They like desert habitats, with a preference for low shrub cover and sandy river basins. These tiny critters are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. But their actual numbers are unknown, […]

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