European hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Erinaceus europaeus
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Size
- Tiny (under 10 cm)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- Europe
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland, Towns and farms
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- An adult hedgehog has about 5,000 spines, each one a stiff, modified hair.
- Hedgehogs sometimes chew an unfamiliar substance and spread the froth over their spines, a habit called self-anointing.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q6145 · All animals · All entries