Name
Erinaceidae
hedgehog
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Habitat
Terrestrial, in diverse habitats, mainly in forests
Feeding
Carnivore
Distribution
Europe, Asia and Africa. Widely distributed in the Iberian Peninsula, introduced in the Canary and Balearic Islands.
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC) for the two species present in Spain at a global level (IUCN, 2008, 2016). In Spain, one species, the brown hedgehog, is included in the List of Species under Special Protection Regime (Royal Decree 139/2011).
Additional information
Pointed snout. With many barbed hairs covering the body and short tail (barbs are absent in the Asian subfamily Galericinae, which sometimes have long tails).
Additional information
Bibliography
- Alcover, J. A. (2007). Ateleryx algirus (Lereboullet, 1842). En Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos terrestres de España (pp. 83-85). Palomo, L. J., Gisbert, J., & Blanco, J. C. (eds). Dirección General de Biodiversidad – SECEM-SECEMU. Accesible en: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/ieet_mami_atelerix_algirus_tcm30-99785.pdf
- Morris, P. (2015). Hedgehogs (The British Natural History Collection Vol:4). Whittet Books.
- Nores, C. (2007). Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758. En Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos terrestres de España (pp. 80-82). Palomo, L. J., Gisbert, J., & Blanco, J. C. (eds). Dirección General de Biodiversidad – SECEM-SECEMU. Accesible en: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/ieet_mami_erinaceus_europaeus_tcm30-99803.pdf
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