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Erinaceus europaeus (hedgehog)

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Erinaceus europaeus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dealbatus, E. ostramosi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus p. 52
1911Erinaceus europaeus Thomas p. 142
1968Erinaceus europaeus Kurten p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusErinaceus
specieseuropaeus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [hedgehog]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 334.0 g Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 800.5 g Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 383.7 g Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 468.1 g
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter13.40
humerus diameter14.50
radius diameter11.90
tibia diameter13.30

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Castilla-Leon) Erinaceus europaeus (34916)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Macedonia) Erinaceus europaeus (34784)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Segovia) Erinaceus europaeus (36452)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) Erinaceus europaeus (50260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Erinaceus europaeus (43645)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Erinaceus europaeus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Vicenza) Erinaceus europaeus (43697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Erinaceus europaeus (197938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Erinaceus europaeus (43619 43631)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) Erinaceus europaeus (191758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Erinaceus europaeus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Argolida) Erinaceus europaeus (182709)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Estonia Erinaceus europaeus (195026)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Erinaceus europaeus (215392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Erinaceus europaeus (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Erinaceus europaeus (215378)