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Erinaceus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758
- West European hedgehog
(mammal)
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Erinaceus (Genus) - Eurasian hedgehogs
..[Erinaceus albiventris] (Species) - four-toed hedgehog
..[Erinaceus algirus] (Species) - Algerian hedgehog
..[Erinaceus algirus] (Species)
..Erinaceus amurensis (Species) - Amur hedgehog
..[Erinaceus auritus] (Species)
..Erinaceus concolor (Species) - East European hedgehog
..[Erinaceus dealbatus] (Species)
..[Erinaceus ecaudatus] (Species)
..[Erinaceus frontalis] (Species) - South African hedgehog
..[Erinaceus koreanus] (Species)
..[Erinaceus madagascariensis] (Species)
..[Erinaceus miodon] (Species)
..[Erinaceus platyotis] (Species)
..Erinaceus roumanicus (Species)
..[Erinaceus sclateri] (Species) - Somali hedgehog
..[Erinaceus setosus] (Species)
..[Hemiechinus] (Subgenus)
..[Mesechinus] (Subgenus)
..Erinaceus europaeus (Species) - West European hedgehog
....[Erinaceus europaeus amurensis] (Subspecies)
....[Erinaceus europaeus centralrossicus] (Subspecies)
....[Erinaceus europaeus concolor] (Subspecies)
....[Erinaceus europaeus europaeus] (Subspecies)
....[Erinaceus europaeus hispanicus] (Subspecies)
....[Erinaceus europaeus italicus] (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 52.
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Erinaceus
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Erinaceus europaeus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Different rank
:
Erinaceus europaeus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Junior subjective synonym
:
Erinaceus europaeus centralrossicus
Ognev, 1926
Ref:
R. Hutterer, 2005
: 214.
[implicit]
Junior subjective synonym
:
Erinaceus europaeus hispanicus
Barrett-Hamilton, 1900
Ref:
R. Hutterer, 2005
: 214.
[implicit]
Junior subjective synonym
:
Erinaceus europaeus italicus
Barrett-Hamilton, 1900
Ref:
R. Hutterer, 2005
: 214.
[implicit]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Westeuropese egel
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
West European hedgehog
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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21 Sep 2025