Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Erinaceus according to B. Kurten 1968
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Erinaceus concolor, Erinaceus lechei, Erinaceus mongolicus, Erinaceus praeglacialis, Erinaceus samsonowiczi
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 3.40, humerus diameter 4.50, radius diameter 1.90, tibia diameter 3.30
Estimated body mass: 468.1 g based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Estonia (1 collection), France (3), Germany (1), Greece (2), Italy (2), the Netherlands (1), New Zealand (1), Portugal (1), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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