Erinaceus europaeus

Linnaeus, 1758

West European Hedgehog

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Erinaceidae
Subfamily : Erinaceinae
Genus : Erinaceus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Original name as described

Erinaceus europaeus

Other common names

Brown-breasted Hedgehog · Common Hedgehog · European Hedgehog · Northern Hedgehog

Type locality

"Europa." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Wamlingbo, S. Gothland Id.," Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ireland · United Kingdom · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Portugal · Spain · France · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Belgium · Germany · Denmark · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Poland · Slovenia · Estonia · Latvia · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003810

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Erinaceus europaeus hispanicus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

hispanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.3.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/790b478d-111e-4980-a437-c629ee7bbf94

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340345

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus italicus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

italicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.2.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a188dd55-1885-4f28-8f93-d96a88a0b580

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340346

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus Consolei

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

consolei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.10.6.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7da046a1-0f0d-4c32-8f97-4805b187a1a7

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340348

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus occidentalis

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

occidentalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e572761e-131f-42f0-a6a2-0b0d00769284

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340344

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus centralrossicus

Ognev, 1926

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

centralrossicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-14293, ZMMU S-14295, ZMMU S-14300

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-14293 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-14295 https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-14300

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Ученые Записки Северо-Кавказского института краеведения

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus praeglacialis

Brunner, 1933

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

praeglacialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

303-328

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie

Erinaceus Europeus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

europeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

94

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Erinaceus vulgaris

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534761

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534761) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Erinaceus europaeus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:ix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Billberg (1827:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  6. Lesson (1827:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Smith (1842:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  9. Fitzinger (1855:408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)
  13. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29650/2791303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hystrix Erinaceus

(Blumenbach, 1779)

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

erinaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44318909

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus caninus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

caninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus suillus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

suillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus caniceps

C. H. Smith, 1842

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

caniceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=DvE_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA148

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europoeus

Crespon, 1844

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

europoeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795629

Authority publication

Nîmes

Name usages

Crespon (1844:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Erinaceus major

A. Pomel, 1846

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54525528

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France

Erinaceus europaeus fossilis

Giebel, 1847

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22961653

Authority publication

Leipzig

Erinaceus echinus

Schulze, 1897

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

echinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Helios – Abhandlungen und Mitteilungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus typicus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340345

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

Erinaceus europaeus meridionalis

Altobello, 1920

Family

Erinaceidae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9704)

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