Species
European Hedgehog
Mammals
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
Facts
Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceA compact, round-backed body covered in thousands of short brown-and-white spines, with a small pointed face, able to curl into a full spiny ball when threatened. 1 Sources
1. European Hedgehog (Wikipedia)
Description sectionQuote, Description section
It appears brownish with most of its body covered by up to 6000 brown and white spines.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.