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Erinaceus roumanicus (Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog)

Wikipedia Abstract

The northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) is a species of hedgehog. The range of the species extends in the west as far as Poland, Austria and the former Yugoslavia, and south to Greece and the Adriatic Islands, including populations on Crete, Corfu and Rhodes. It is found eastwards through Russia and Ukraine, as far east as the Ob River in Siberia. It is widespread throughout this range, and there are no signs of a significant population decline.
View Wikipedia Record: Erinaceus roumanicus

Infraspecies

Erinaceus roumanicus bolkayi
Erinaceus roumanicus dissimilis
Erinaceus roumanicus drozdovskii
Erinaceus roumanicus nesiotes
Erinaceus roumanicus pallidus
Erinaceus roumanicus roumanicus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
27
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.7
EDGE Score: 2.54
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.70 lbs (771 g)
Birth Weight [1]  16 grams
Male Weight [1]  1.466 lbs (665 g)
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  7 months 23 days
Male Maturity [1]  8 months 13 days
Gestation [1]  36 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  9 inches (24 cm)

Consumers

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0