Erinaceus (Woodland Hedgehogs)

Species in this group

LC

Erinaceus roumanicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Erinaceus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodland Hedgehogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
4	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
11	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
12	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~50%
	Common Hedgehog			~50%
2	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
3	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 2	~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
4	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
5	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
6	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
7	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
8	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
10	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
11	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
12	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
13	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 2	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
14	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
15	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
16	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
17	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
18	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
19	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
20	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
21	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
22	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
23	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
24	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
25	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
26	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
27	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
28	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
29	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
30	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
31	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
32	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
33	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
34	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
35	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
36	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
37	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
	Common Hedgehog			<5%
38	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
39	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
40	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
41	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			<5%
	Common Hedgehog			<5%
42	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
43	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
44	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
45	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
46	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	<5%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	In captivity
4	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
5	vzw Opvangcentrum voor Vogels en Wilde dieren	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
6	Zoológico La Era de las aves	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity

Challenges

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Woodland Hedgehogs

Species in this group

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Common Hedgehog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Woodland Hedgehogs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges