Erinaceus

Erinaceus[1]
Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent
E. europaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Erinaceus europaeus
Species

E. amurensis
E. concolor
E. europaeus
E. roumanicus

Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Macdonald, David W. (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York, NY: Facts on File. ISBN 0871968711..
  3. ^ Bogdanov, AS; Bannikova, AA; Pirusskiĭ, IuM; Formozov, NA (2009). "The first genetic evidence of hybridization between west European and northern white-breasted hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus and E. Roumanicus) in Moscow Region". Izvestiia Akademii Nauk. Seriia Biologicheskaia. 36 (6): 760–765. Bibcode:2009BioBu..36..647B. doi:10.1134/S106235900906017X. PMID 20143638. S2CID 23410570.