Small ear hedgehog
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Brown-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ) |
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The erinaceus ( Erinaceus ) are a genus of the family of hedgehog (Erinaceidae). Apart from the two living species in Central Europe it includes Hedgehog and Northern White-breasted Hedgehog nor the in the Near East surviving Southern White-breasted Hedgehog , as well as in East Asia living Chinese hedgehog .
description
Small ear hedgehogs reach a head trunk length of 14 to 30 centimeters and a weight of 0.4 to 1.1 kilograms. Their body is covered with spines on the top, the underside is covered with yellow-brown fur.
Way of life
These animals live in sparse forests, in bushland, on meadows or in the vicinity of humans. They are nocturnal solitary animals that feed on worms, insects, and small vertebrates.
Systematics
There are four types:
- Brown-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus )
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus concolor )
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog ( Erinaceus roumanicus , formerly Erinaceus concolor roumanicus )
- Chinese hedgehog ( Erinaceus amurensis )
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erinaceus. In: * Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 . Retrieved March 20, 2010.