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Hedgehog gestation lasts 35–58 days, depending on species. The average litter is three to four newborns for larger species and five to six for smaller ones. As with many animals, it is not unusual for an adult male hedgehog to kill newborn males. Hedgehogs have a relatively long lifespan for their size.
In 2020, hedgehogs were put on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list as vulnerable to extinction in Great Britain. "We do need to help our hedgehogs," Orran said.
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 ...
Extinct: No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW: Extinct in the wild: Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. CR: Critically endangered: The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN: Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of ...
The species include a fruit bat, two species of fish, eight types of mussels and 10 types of birds.
Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.
The critically endangered Cromwell chafer beetle (Prodontria lewisi) is threatened due to predation by hedgehogs as well as other introduced species. [ 10 ] Their diet includes the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds, so they may have already contributed to the decline and extinction of up to fifteen bird species and are a threat to those ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 65 mammal species in the United States are threatened or nearly threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of four conservation statuses: near threatened NT, vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.