Northern white-breasted hedgehog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern white-breasted hedgehog lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Erinaceus roumanicus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

Where does the northern white-breasted hedgehog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern white-breasted hedgehog in 20 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

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 northern white-breasted hedgehog endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the northern white-breasted hedgehog?

The northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) is a mammal in the order Erinaceomorpha and the family Erinaceidae, genus Erinaceus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern white-breasted hedgehog

The northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) is a species of hedgehog.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern white-breasted hedgehog (revision 1367283433), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q903548 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).