Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
(Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
FamilyERINACEIDAE (hedgehogs)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog) :
1: Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
17 May 2017 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Hedgehog spines in car tyre
Image 1: Hedgehog spines in car tyreImage 2: Hedgehog spines in car tyre (2)
2: Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
24 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
a sick hedgehog which appeared in the garden.
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Feeding on bread and milk - NOT RECOMMENDEDImage 3: Feeding on bread and milk - NOT RECOMMENDED (2)Image 4: Feeding on bread and milk - NOT RECOMMENDED (3)Image 5: Head - close-upImage 6: Head - close-up (2)Image 7: Head - close-up (3)
3: Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
2 Oct 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Rolled into ballImage 2: Side view

Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
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