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The study aims to describe the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) morphology of these animals which differ in diet and phylogeny. The GITs of <jats:italic>J. jaculus<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20098) and <jats:italic>P. aethiopicus<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20097) were weighed, photographed, and the length, basal surface areas, and luminal surface areas of each of the anatomically distinct gastrointestinal segments were determined. The internal aspects of each area were examined and photographed while representative histological sections of each area were processed to wax and stained using haematoxylin and eosin. Both species had a simple unilocular stomach which was confirmed as wholly glandular on histology sections. <jats:italic>Paraechinus aethiopicus<\/jats:italic> had a relatively simple GIT which lacked a caecum. The caecum of <jats:italic>J. jaculus<\/jats:italic> was elongated, terminating in a narrow cecal appendix which contained lymphoid tissue on histological examination. The internal aspect of the proximal colon of <jats:italic>J. jaculus<\/jats:italic> revealed distinct V\u2010shaped folds. Stomach content analysis of <jats:italic>J. jaculus<\/jats:italic> revealed mostly plant and seed material and some insects, whereas <jats:italic>P. aethiopicus<\/jats:italic> samples showed plant material in addition to insects, indicating omnivorous feeding tendencies in areas where insects may be scarce. J. 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