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Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758; , TS: Erinaceus europaeus
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Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758

Mediterranean, EU, W.Asia - Palestine, Iraq, E.Iran, S.Scandinavia, British Isles, Amur - Yangtze Kiang. See [About maps] Siili Western European hedgehog Northern Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758; , TL: Gothland Island, Sweden

800x600 (~139Kb) Russia, Moscow area, Aug 2004, Photo © D. Smirnov

859x600 (~156Kb) Russia, Moscow area, Aug 2004, Photo © D. Smirnov

E. e. europaeus Linnaeus, 1758

echinus
typicus
caniceps
caninus
erinaceus; (Germany)
hispanicus; (Spain)
italicus
meridionalis; (Italy)
occidentalis; (Britain)
suillus

E. e. concolor Martin, 1838

europaeus concolor Martin, 1838; , TL: N.E. Asia Minor
abasgicus; (W. Caucasus)
ponticus; (Georgia)
sacer; (Palestine)
transcaucasicus; (Transcaucasia)

E. e. roumanicus Barret-Hamilton, 1900

bolkayi
danubicus
drozdovskii; (Macedonia)
kievensis

E. e. centralrossicus Ognev, 1916

europaeus centralrossicus Ognev, 1916; , TL: Smolensk, Russia
dissimilis; (E. Baltic coast)
pallidus; (W. Siberia)

E. e. consolei Barret-Hamilton, 1900

europaeus consolei Barret-Hamilton, 1900; , TL: Cicily

E. e. nesiotes Bate, 1906

europaeus nesiotes Bate, 1906; , TL: Crete

E. e. rhodius Festa, 1914

europaeus rhodius Festa, 1914; , TL: Rhodes

E. e. amurensis Schrenk, 1859

europaeus amurensis Schrenk, 1859; , TL: E.Siberia
chinensis; (Khingan Mts, Manchuria)
koreanus
koreensis; (Korea)
manchurius; (S. Manchuria)
orientalis; (Vladivostok)
ussuriensis; (Ussuri)

E. e. dealbatus Swinhoe, 1870

europaeus dealbatus Swinhoe, 1870; , TL: Peking, China
hanensis; (Hupeh)
kreyenbergi; (Shanghai)
tschifuensis; (Shantung)

Erinaceus algirus Lereboullet, 1842

Mediterranean, NW.Africa (SW.Morocco - Libya), Canary Islands, Spain. See [About maps] Algerian Hedgehog
Erinaceus algirus Lereboullet, 1842; , TL: Oran, Algeria

E. a. algirus Lereboullet, 1842

fallax; (Tunisia)
?krugi; (Porto Rico, introduced?)
lavaudeni; (Morocco)

E. a. vagans Thomas, 1901

algirus vagans Thomas, 1901; , TL: Minorca

E. a. caniculus Thomas, 1915

algirus caniculus Thomas, 1915; , TL: Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

9.4.1998 (2)

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[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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