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Erinaceus
Linnaeus, 1758
- Eurasian hedgehogs
(mammal)
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Entity:
Erinaceini (Tribe)
..Atelerix (Genus) - African hedgehogs
..†Gymnurechinus (Genus)
..Hemiechinus (Genus) - long-eared desert hedgehogs
..Mesechinus (Genus)
..Paraechinus (Genus) - desert hedgehogs
..†Stenoechinus (Genus)
..†Untermannerix (Genus)
..Erinaceus (Genus) - Eurasian hedgehogs
....Erinaceus amurensis (Species) - Amur hedgehog
....Erinaceus concolor (Species) - East European hedgehog
....Erinaceus europaeus (Species) - West European hedgehog
....Erinaceus roumanicus (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name & rank
:
Linnaeus, C. 1735.
Syst. Nat.
[ed. 1]
: [10].
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 52.
Types
Type of
:
Erinaceini
(Tribe)
Fischer, 1814
Type, by monotypy
:
Erinaceus europaeus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Erinaceus
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Accepted name
:
Atelerix
(Genus)
Pomel, 1848
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Herinaceus
(Genus)
Blumenbach, 1803
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Peroeclinus
(Genus)
Fitzinger, 1866
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Setiger
(Genus)
Geoffroy, 1839
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Including
:
Aethechinus
(Genus)
Thomas, 1918
Including
:
Atelerix
(Genus)
Pomel, 1848
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
Including
:
Atelerix
(Subgenus)
Pomel, 1848
Including
:
Mesechinus
(Genus)
Ognev, 1951
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
egels
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Eurasian hedgehogs
:
woodland hedgehogs
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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28 Aug 2026