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  2. Hedgehog - Wikipedia

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    Hedgehogs sleep for a large portion of the day under bushes, grasses, rocks, or most commonly in dens dug underground. All wild hedgehogs can hibernate, though the duration depends on temperature, species, and abundance of food. Hedgehogs are fairly vocal, with a variety of grunts, snuffles and/or squeals.

  3. List of erinaceids - Wikipedia

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    Hedgehogs all have spines on their backs, while gymnures have fur. No erinaceids have population estimates, but the Hainan gymnure and Dinagat gymnure are categorized as endangered species . The twenty-four extant species of Erinaceidae are divided into two subfamilies: Erinaceinae , containing sixteen hedgehog species in five genera , and ...

  4. Erinaceus - Wikipedia

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    Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand. [2] [3]

  5. Erinaceidae - Wikipedia

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    All but one species have five toes in each foot, in some cases with strong claws for digging, and they have large eyes and ears. Hedgehogs possess hair modified into sharp spines to form a protective covering over the upper body and flanks, while gymnures have only normal hair.

  6. List of eulipotyphlans - Wikipedia

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    No species have gone extinct since 1500 CE, but over 50 species, or more than 10 percent of all eulipotyphlans, ... Subfamily Erinaceinae (hedgehogs): 5 genera, 16 ...

  7. Category:Hedgehogs - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hedgehogs" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Five new species of fuzzy hedgehogs are discovered in ... - AOL

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    Three of the new hedgehog species were upgraded from subspecies of Hylomys suillus and are now named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis. The other two are new, Hylomys vorax and Hylomys ...

  9. Domesticated hedgehog - Wikipedia

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    The European hedgehog is a protected species in all countries that have signed the Berne Convention; this includes all member states of the Council of Europe, as well as the European Union and a small number of other states. In these countries, it is illegal to capture the European hedgehog or keep it as a pet.