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Erinaceus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Synonyms
  • Setiger was named by Saint-Hilaire (1803). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Peroeclinus was named by Fitzinger (1866). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Herinaceus was named by Mina-Palumbo (1868). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Aethechinus was named by Thomas (1918). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Erinaceus Linnaeus p. 52
1803Setiger Saint-Hilaire
1825Erinaceus Gray p. 339
1866Peroeclinus Fitzinger
1868Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo
1918Aethechinus Thomas
1967Erinaceus Van Valen
1968Erinaceus Kurten p. 42
1988Erinaceus Carroll
1995Erinaceus Gould p. 7
2005Erinaceus Martin and Rauhut
2010Erinaceus Silcox et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusErinaceus

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.

G. Erinaceus Linnaeus 1758
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Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838 [Southern white-breasted hedgehog]
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [hedgehog]
†Erinaceus lechei Kormos 1934
†Erinaceus mongolicus Schlosser 1924
†Erinaceus praeglacialis Brunner 1933
†Erinaceus samsonowiczi Sulimski 1959
Invalid names: Aethechinus Thomas 1918 [synonym], Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo 1868 [synonym], Peroeclinus Fitzinger 1866 [synonym], Setiger Saint-Hilaire 1803 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 10 to the top of the Holocene or 9.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 8.7 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7China (shaanxi) E. sp. (42254)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Greece (Chalkidiki) E. sp. (191612)
MN 10 - MN 119.7 - 7.75China (Shaanxi) E. sp. (78324)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) E. sp. (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Afghanistan E. sp. (75492)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) E. samsonowiczi, E. sp. (32189)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) E. mongolicus (75300)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya E. sp. (21510)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Soria) E. sp. (40548)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Turkey (Ankara) E. sp. (34370)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation E. sp. (34110)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) E. sp. (35076)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) E. sp. (35383)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland E. sp., E. samsonowiczi (33396)
MN 15 - MN 164.2 - 2.588Ukraine E. sp. (50943)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco E. sp. (32052 32056)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781China (Hebei) E. dealbatus (231023)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Poland E. sp. (33473 33638)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece E. praeglacialis (34592) E. sp. (34589)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) E. sp. (35370)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) E. sp. (35369 35371)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Italy (Venetia) E. sp. (50895)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland E. sp. (32485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Verona) E. sp. (51625)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) E. sp. (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Poland E. sp. (33480)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. europaeus (34916)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania E. samsonowiczi (32145) E. sp. (33973)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greece (Macedonia) E. europaeus (34784)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) E. ostramosi (35431 35432)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Foggia) E. sp. (40997)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary E. praeglacialis (39797)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) E. sp. (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) E. praeglacialis (35457) E. sp. (35427) E. sp., E. praeglacialis (35459)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic E. lechei (35907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) E. sp. (50242)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Segovia) E. europaeus (36452)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel E. carmelitus, E. sharonis, E. sp. (225664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Liaoyang) E. olgae (34667)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Chalkidiki) E. sp. (183123)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Georgia E. sp. (40398)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa E. frontalis (21695 115191)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. sp. (34872)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Egypt E. sp. (21883)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa E. frontalis (21952)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) E. sp. (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) E. europaeus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) E. europaeus (43645) E. sp. (43653)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) E. sp. (35465)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Vicenza) E. europaeus (43697) E. sp. (43666)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary E. sp. (35045 35047)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) E. europaeus (50260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic E. praeglacialis (36219) E. sp. (36214)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) E. praeglacialis (50258)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco E. sp. (42866)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) E. sp. (50243)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) E. europaeus (191758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel (Mount Carmel) E. sharonis (11803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain E. europaeus (197938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) E. sp. (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) E. europaeus (43619 43631)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa E. frontalis (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) E. sp. (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal E. europaeus (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Argolida) E. europaeus (182709)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Peloponnesus) E. concolor (184243)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Estonia E. europaeus (195026)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) E. frontalis (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Egypt E. sp. (21882)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) E. europaeus (215392)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands E. europaeus (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) E. europaeus (215378)