Order Erinaceomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 212 219 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hemiechinus collaris (Gray 1830) [Hemiechinus] collaris ( Gray 1830 ) , in: Hardwicke, Illust. Indian Zool., Vol. 1: pl. 8 . Type Locality: India , "Doab"; restricted to "between Jumna and Ganges Rivers"; see discussion in Wroughton (1910:81) . Vernacular Names: Indian Long-eared Hedgehog . Synonyms: Hemiechinus grayi (Bennett 1832) ; Hemiechinus indicus (Royle 1833) ; Hemiechinus spatangus (Bennett 1832) . Distribution: Pakistan and NW India . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Formerly included in auritus , but Roberts (1977) indicated that there is discontinuity in distribution and morphology between collaris (which he called auritus collaris ) and auritus (which he called megalotis ).