Erinaceus
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Erinaceus is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of Erinaceus. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) has been introduced to New Zealand.[2][3]
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Erinaceus[1] | |
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E. europaeus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Erinaceidae |
Subfamily: | Erinaceinae |
Genus: | Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Erinaceus europaeus | |
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