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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]
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia and no living species native to the Americas.
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 ...
A hedgehog is a small, spiny mammal. Hedgehog may also refer to: Domesticated hedgehog; Hedgehog (band), a Beijing rock band; Hedgehog cactus (disambiguation), a common name for Pediocactus, Echinocereus, or Echinopsis; Hedgehog plant, Erinacea anthyllis; Hedgehog (chess), a pawn formation in chess; Hedgehog (weapon), an anti-submarine weapon
Skull of a four-toed hedgehog. The four-toed hedgehog is an oval bodied animal approximately 210 millimetres (8.3 in) in length and weighing between 250 and 600 grams (8.8 and 21.2 oz). [3] Females are typically larger than males. It has short legs, short tail typically around 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in length, a long nose, and small beady eyes.
One of the most popular book-length children's poems in Serbian is Branko Ćopić's Ježeva kućica, (The Hedgehog's Little House) Fuzzypeg, a friend of Little Grey Rabbit. Yona, the Hedgehog, is a mythical character in Richard Adams' Watership Down. Shakespeare referenced hedgehogs in The Tempest and Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The long-eared hedgehog has a light-colored underside along with whitish hairs on the tips of their ears. The tops and heels of their feet are covered with hair but the soles are bare. [9] The long-eared hedgehog is smaller than the West European hedgehog; it weighs between 250–400 grams, [3] and is much faster. It is less likely to curl up ...
The Indian hedgehog can be compared to the long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) which has a similar lifestyle and appearance. [2] It is known for its masked face, dark with a white top, somewhat similar to a raccoon. It is relatively small with the adult male weighing about 435 grams and the adult female about 312. [3]