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Some facts about the
Eastern European hedgehog
Adult weight : 0.719 kg (1.5818 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 7 years
Female maturity :213 days
Litter size : 5
Weight at birth : 0.022 kg (0.0484 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 2 W
Body mass : 0.823 kg (1.8106 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Eastern European hedgehog
Order : Insectivora
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Species : Erinaceus concolor
The Eastern european hedgehog is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the eastern European hedgehog
A young / baby of a eastern European hedgehog is called a 'hoglet'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A eastern European hedgehog group is called a 'array'.Countries
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine
Facts about the eastern European hedgehog
The well-known Western Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor is also very common and found in most habitats.
Egel, oostelijke ondersoort; Erinaceus concolor is iets lichter en kleiner. (Full text)
Erinaceus concolor is also a species in which the subspecific level remains unclear. (Full text)
EASTER GIANT See "Bistort" EASTERN HEDGEHOG The Eastern Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) is a European species of hedgehog that differs from the Western Hedgehog in having throat and chest paler than belly. (Full text)
1. Erinaceus, genus Erinaceus -- (type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)Erinaceus
genus Erinaceus
(Source WordNet)