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A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia and no living species native to the Americas.
The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), also known as the West European hedgehog or common hedgehog, is a hedgehog species native to Europe from Iberia and Italy northwards into Scandinavia and westwards into the British Isles. [3] It is a generally common and widely distributed species that can survive across a wide range of habitat types ...
The order Eulipotyphla contains insectivorous mammals. Hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines, while gymnures look more like large rats. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. European hedgehog. Family: Talpidae (moles) European mole, Talpa europaea LC [26] Family: Soricidae (shrews)
West European hedgehog. The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae. Genus: Erinaceus. West European hedgehog, E. europaeus LC [8]
European hedgehog. The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae. Genus: Erinaceus. European hedgehog, E. europaeus LC
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 ...
As animals native to Europe and Africa, hedgehogs hold a place in European folklore. [1] [2] In most European countries, hedgehogs are believed to be a hard-working no-nonsense animal [citation needed]. This partially results from the folk belief that hedgehogs collect apples and mushrooms and carry them to their secret storage.
West European hedgehog. Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae. Genus: Erinaceus. Amur hedgehog, Erinaceus amurensis; Southern white-breasted hedgehog ...