Erinaceus concolor
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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.
It is very similar in appearance to the European hedgehog (E. europaeus), but it has a white spot on its chest that easily distinguishes them. They weigh between 680 and 900 grams. Their body weight drops no lower than 600 grams during hibernation.
The white breasted hedgehog diverged from a split lineage due to geographical features. The Caucasus Mountains played a significant role in dividing the white breasted hedgehog to southern and northern locations. North of the Caucasus Mountains lies Russia, which is where some white breasted hedgehogs are located. Other hedgehogs live in Turkey, Iran, and Israel due to the distribution of this species.
For a long time these two species were considered to be one. The northern white-breasted hedgehog of Eastern Europe and Russia was formerly recognized as a subspecies of the southern white-breasted hedgehog but newer... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
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| 1 | Bali Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Almaty Zoo | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | |
| 3 | Arequipa zoo | 🇵🇪 Peru |
No species of the same family or order lives in Jerusalem, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern European Hedgehog sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern European Hedgehog in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern European Hedgehog sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Eastern European Hedgehog sightings, Jerusalem ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in Ankara (Turkey, about 50%), Antalya (Turkey, about 40%) and Tel Aviv (Israel, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern European Hedgehog is recorded against all the mammals logged in Jerusalem (26 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
