Bushiya jam'in ta Bushiyoyi Fulani suna kiranta da Shangalde da turanci kuma (hedgehog) bushiya dai tana daga cikin dabbobi waɗanda suke rayuwa a cikin daji ko kuma a karkara, tana kuma daga cikin dabbobi masu ƙaya a bayan ta. Bushiya kusan kala uku (3) ce akwai baƙa sosai, sai fara-fara, da wadda take ruwan ƙasa, wannan idan ana duba da ƙayoyinta kenan. Sai kuma tanada jinsuna kusan guda sha bakwai (17 species) ana samun bushiya a ƙasashe irin su Yurop, Asiya da kuma yankunan Afirka sai kuma ƙasar Niwuziland (New Zealand) bayan da aka gabatar da ita a can, wato bayan an kai irin ta a dazukan chan (by introduction).. Bushiya dai kamar yadda ya gabata tana daga cikin dabbobi masu ƙayoyi kuma masu tafiya da Ƙafafuwa 4 wani lokaci tana amfani da ƙayoyin ta don kare kanta daga harin wasu dabbobin ko kuma mutane duk da shi Ɗan Adam yanada baiwar (dabara) da zai iya ɗaukar ta koda ta dunƙule. Misali idan kare yaga bushiya to fa sai dai ya tsaya ya dinga haushi don ko dunƙulewa take yadda bazai iya sa bakin shi ya kamata ba sai dai ya tsare ta.