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Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
Erinaceus roumanicus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Southern White-breasted HedgehogErinaceus concolor
Long-eared HedgehogHemiechinus auritus
Four-toed HedgehogAtelerix albiventris
North African HedgehogAtelerix algirus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,107 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,107 |
| Russia | 2,727 |
| Ukraine | 1,568 |
| Hungary | 435 |
| Greece | 373 |
| Romania | 363 |
| Poland | 339 |
| Kyiv | 339 |
| Bashkortostan | 278 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Hedgehogs and Gymnures · Erinaceidae |
| Genus | Woodland Hedgehogs · Erinaceus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern White-breasted Hedgehog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.