Amur hedgehog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Amur hedgehog lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Erinaceus amurensis
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

Where does the Amur hedgehog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amur hedgehog in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Russia, Korea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Amur hedgehog endangered?

The Amur hedgehog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Amur hedgehog?

The Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a mammal in the order Erinaceomorpha and the family Erinaceidae, genus Erinaceus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Amur hedgehog

The Amur hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis), also called the Manchurian hedgehog, is a hedgehog similar to the European hedgehog in appearance and behaviour, although it is more lightly coloured. It is native to Amur Oblast and Primorye in Russia, Manchuria in China, and the Korean Peninsula. Like other hedgehogs, it uses scent and hearing while looking for prey, and the name "hedgehog" refers to the pig-like grunts it makes as it forages.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amur hedgehog (revision 1343099952), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1070063 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).