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Woodland Hedgehogs
Erinaceus
Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Common Hedgehog
speciesErinaceus europaeus
Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
speciesErinaceus roumanicus
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
speciesErinaceus concolor
Amur Hedgehog
speciesErinaceus amurensis
Erinaceus roumanicus × Erinaceus europaeus
hybridErinaceus roumanicus × Erinaceus europaeus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43041.