Hedgehogs

A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia and no living species native to the Americas. However, the extinct genus Amphechinus was once present in North America.

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.

species of mammal

species of hedgehog

Paraechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. Members are small and nocturnal. The genus contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia:

Mesechinus is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains five species from East Asia: Daurian hedgehog (Mesechinus dauuricus) Hugh's hedgehog (Mesechinus hughi) Gaoligong forest hedgehog (Mesechinus wangi) Small-toothed forest hedgehog (Mesechinus miodon) Eastern forest hedgehog (Mesechinus orientalis)

species of mammal

Amphechinus is an extinct genus of hedgehog of the family Erinaceidae, which lived in Asia and Europe during the Oligocene and in North America, Africa, Asia and Europe during the Miocene. The genus contains at least 14 species. It is classified in the subfamily Erinaceinae and in the family Erinaceidae.

species of mammal

domesticated form of the hedgehog