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

Where the southern white-breasted hedgehog lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Erinaceus concolor
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Erinaceomorpha
Family	Erinaceidae

Where does the southern white-breasted hedgehog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern white-breasted hedgehog in 17 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In Greece it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 southern white-breasted hedgehog endangered?

The southern 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 southern white-breasted hedgehog?

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

About the southern white-breasted hedgehog

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is a hedgehog native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia. These hedgehogs are becomingly increasingly popular as pets in the United States and Iran.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern white-breasted hedgehog (revision 1340103409), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q748436 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).