Erinaceus concolor

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	ERINACEIDAE

Scientific Name:

Erinaceus concolor

Species Authority:

Martin, 1838

Common Name/s:

English

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Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, Eastern European Hedgehog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
E. concolor is widespread and common in at least parts of its range. No threats are known to be seriously affecting the species at present. Assessed as Least Concern.

History:

1996

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Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Its global range is Asia Minor to Israel, Syria, Lebanon, northern Iraq and northwestern Iran; and the southern Caucasus (Wilson and Reeder 2005). In the Mediterranean region, Erinaceus concolor occurs on Greece (Rhodes), Anatolian Turkey, Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
Countries:	Native: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Israel; Lebanon; Russian Federation; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey; Ukraine
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Very little population information is available. It is widespread in Turkey, and considered common in Jordan (Amr 2000).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species' preferred habitat is urban, suburban and agricultural areas to natural vegetation. Hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal, feeding primarily on beetles and earthworms. The duration of pregnancy of E. concolor in captivity is 35 to 36 days and litters were 3-7 young (Zherebtsova 1992).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no serious threats to this species at present.

Major Threat(s):

There are no serious threats to this species at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is no information on any conservation measures in place for this species.

Conservation Actions:

There is no information on any conservation measures in place for this species.

Citation:	Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. 2008. Erinaceus concolor. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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