Erinaceus europaeus

This page is all up-to-date. No further observations.

About

Common hedgehog being held

The Common hedgehog is native all over Europe and in parts of Western Asia. There is also a big population in New Zealand.

The hedgehog can be found in the wild but is also a common synanthropic species roaming busy cities, smalltown and - to its own demise - highways. It is a very common roadkill and has been added to the IUCN Red List as a potentially soon threatened species.

Sam says

When I lived in an apartment on the first floor for just over ten years, I used to feed hedgehogs every evening when winter approached. Not only were they absolutely right on time every single night, to the minute, they would also take a long trip up from parks near the river and cross several streets, to get to their food consisting of dried mealworms, dried insects and protein chew. One evening me and my parents were sitting infront of a restaurant near my place when they pointed excitedly to the wall on the other side of the street and explained there was a line of several hedgehogs running up the street close to the building. They were my hedgehogs and I, being out for dinner, hadn't put food for them out yet.

Slideshow

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Observations

• 
• 
• 
• 
•