European Hedgehog

The European hedgehog, 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.

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Scientific name: Erinaceus europaeus

Mass: 4.2 oz (At weaning)

Gestation period: 37 days

Family: Erinaceidae

Kingdom: Animalia