Erinaceus europaeus - #3640
Western European Hedgehog
Formerly Erinaceomorpha.
Geographic Distribution
W Europe; Spain to Italy and Istrian Peninsula; north to Poland, Scandinavia and NW European Russia. Islands of Ireland, Britain, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Azores, and many smaller islands. Introduced to New Zealand.
Order/Family
Erinaceidae
Genus
Erinaceus
Specific Epithet
europaeus
Image Location
UK, England, North Yorkshire
Image Date
28 September 2016
Photographer
JE Harding