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Hedgehog bones have been found in the pellets of the Eurasian eagle owl. [15] In Britain, the main predator is the European badger. European hedgehog populations in the United Kingdom are lower in areas with many badgers, [16] and hedgehog rescue societies will not release hedgehogs into known badger territories. [17]
Remains of hedgehogs have been found in the stomachs of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), European badgers (Meles meles) and pine martens (Martes martes). A large portion of these may be from hedgehog carcasses, especially roadkill. However, hedgehogs tend to be absent from areas where badgers are numerous.
The four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), also known as the African pygmy hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa. Populations tend to be scattered between suitable savannah or cropland habitats, avoiding forested areas.
These newly described mammals are furry, distinguishing them from the more familiar spiny hedgehogs found in Europe. Furry hedgehogs are teardrop-shaped, with faces ending in a long, narrow snout ...
A member of this family is called an erinaceid, and the family includes hedgehogs and gymnures. Erinaceidae is one of four families in the order Eulipotyphla. [1] They are found in Africa, Europe, and Asia, primarily in forests, shrublands, savannas, and grasslands, though some species can also be found in deserts, rocky areas, or caves.
Erinaceidae / ˌ ɛr ɪ n ə ˈ s iː ɪ d iː / is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats.Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla.
The Southern African hedgehog is found throughout southern Africa, specifically in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. [2] There are two specific ranges of this hedgehog, a western range including Angola and Namibia and an eastern range, including South Africa , Mozambique , Lesotho , Zimbabwe and Botswana . [ 7 ]
Tiny hedgehog found abused, stripped of its spines. Taylor Irwin. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:49 PM.