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Some facts about the
Western European hedgehog
Adult weight : 0.75 kg (1.65 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 12 years
Female maturity :253 days
Male maturity : 253 days
Gestation : 30 days
Weaning : 42 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 2
Weight at birth : 0.015 kg (0.033 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.235 kg (0.517 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 2 W
Body mass : 1.214 kg (2.6708 lbs)
Temperature : 33.85 °C (92.93 °F)
Western European hedgehog
Order : Insectivora
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Species : Erinaceus europaeus
The Northern hedgehog, western 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 western European hedgehog
A young / baby of a western European hedgehog is called a 'hoglet'. The females are called 'sow' and males 'boar'. A western European hedgehog group is called a 'array'.Countries
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United KingdomHabitats
Grassland, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Temperate Grassland and Temperate Shrubland
Facts about the western European hedgehog
European Hedgehog European Hedgehog in the news European Hedgehog European hedgehog :Animalia :Chordata :Mammalia :Insectivora :Erinaceidae :Erinaceinae :Erinaceus :europaeus Binomial name Erinaceus europaeusLinnaeus, 1758 The European Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is a hedgehog, a mammal in the order Insectivora.
The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is host to a wide variety of gut pathogens and parasites (Stocker 1987, Boag et al.
The European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is about 9 in.
The European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is about 9 in. (Full text)
Erinaceus europaeus is present throughout the whole peninsula and on the larger islands; Sicilia, Sardegna, Elba and Alicudi. (Full text)
The European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is about 9 in. (Full text)
The European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is about 9 in. (Full text)
Conclusions : (1) The common hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is extremely susceptible to the viscerotropic strain of yellow fever virus. (Full text)
The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a common species for studying evolutionary relationships and changes in mammals. (Full text)
1. Erinaceus, genus Erinaceus -- (type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)Erinaceus
genus Erinaceus
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