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Common Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 27,839, February 20,561, March 32,215, April 50,682, May 73,075, June 79,683, July 85,266, August 73,329, September 53,836, October 40,185, November 21,959, December 17,162.
United States575,810
Alaska575,792
United Kingdom13,757
England13,167
Germany3,260
France2,932
Italy2,156
New Zealand1,819
Portugal1,075
Spain1,043

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderShrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla
FamilyHedgehogs and Gymnures · Erinaceidae
GenusWoodland Hedgehogs · Erinaceus

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