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European hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

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Field Notes

Description:

E. europaeus has a generalized body structure with unspecified limb girdles. The animal appears brownish with most of its body covered by up to 6,000 brown and white spines

Habitat:

The European hedgehog is found across a wide range of habitat types, encompassing both semi-natural vegetation types and those areas that have been heavily modified by man.

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Biodiversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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PublishedOctober 19, 2015

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