Erinaceomorpha

Species in this group

LC

Hemiechinus auritus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Erinaceus roumanicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Erinaceus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Atelerix albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Erinaceomorpha

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 15 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 24 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 4	~40%
	Long-eared Hedgehog			~40%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			~10%
10	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
12	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
13	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%

Cities Ranked

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

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Saint Louis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Adirondack Animal Land	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
8	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
9	Giraffe House	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
10	The Living Planet Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	In captivity
12	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
14	Langkawi Nature Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
15	Langkawi Wildlife Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
16	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
17	Castellar Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
18	Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre El Valle	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	vzw Opvangcentrum voor Vogels en Wilde dieren	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
21	Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
22	Fish Spa Acuario Fantasia	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
23	Zoológico La Era de las aves	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
24	Тульский экзотариум (новая экспозиция)	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

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Challenges

Part of the challengeUrban Mammals of EuropeEuropeRed foxHedgehogRed squirrel

Species in this group

Long-eared Hedgehog

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Common Hedgehog

Four-toed Hedgehog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Erinaceomorpha

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges