He continues to roam alone and attempts to mate with other females until he begins preparing for hibernation. After numerous copulations, the male leaves the female, and does not provide any parental care to his offspring. If the male is successful in courting the female, he attempts to mount her several times.
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They begin the mating process when a male encounters a female, at which time the male encircles the female while she lowers her head and makes a variety snorts, grunts, and hisses. Average basal metabolic rate 2.434 W AnAgeĮuropean hedgehogs are solitary and non-territorial.The permanent dentition features widely space upper incisors such that the lower incisors fit between them. ( Burton, 1969 Forrest, 1899 Gordon, 1904 Johnston, 1903 Kindahl, 1959 Lawrence and Brown, 1973 Rondinini, 2007 Southern, 1964 Step, 1921 Walker, 1968)Įrinaceus europaeus has lacteal and permanent teeth. An adult hedgehog usually has around 5,000 spines covering its body. When a hedgehog rolls into a ball, all of the spines can be erected simultaneously, which is made possible by the panniculus carnosis, a sheet of muscle that covers its back.
#Hedge hogs skin#
Each spine grows from a follicle in the skin that is attached to a small muscle ( arrector pili) that is used for piloerection. Spines are made of keratin and are attached to the skin in a similar way to hair. They are hollow and have longitudinal grooves, which decrease their weight. The spines covering the European hedgehog's body have white tips and bases and are covered with alternating brown and black bands. The length of its body ranges from 135 to 265 mm, and males are usually slightly larger than females. It has an elongated, conical head and snout, a small braincase, a short neck and tail, and well developed eyes and ears. Areas not covered in spines are covered in a coarse hair that is yellow-brown in color, though white hedgehogs have been seen. Its coat is white and brown and consists of 3/4 to 1 inch spines, arranged in a radiating pattern, that cover all but its cheeks, throat, stomach, and limbs. The first and fifth toes are smaller and weaker than the second, third, and fourth toes.
It is plantigrade and has 5 well developed pads and claws on each foot. The European hedgehog is a small, round animal with short legs that raise it about 1 inch above the ground. It commonly occupies elevations from sea level to 2400 m throughout its geographic range. European hedgehogs are commensal and are often found in home gardens, cemeteries, parks, agroecosystems, and other areas that provide appropriate places for hibernation. They prefer drier areas that are not thickly wooded and are occasionally found in scrub and sand dunes. The European hedgehog is found in temperate fields, especially field edges and hedgerows. ( Bogdanov, et al., 2009 Brockie, 1959 Mathias, et al., 1998 "Division of Mammals Collections: Search "Erinaceus europaeus"", 2011) Erinaceus europaeus is also found in New Zealand, where they were introduced in the late 1800s. While it is generally not found south of the Mediterranean Sea, it has been seen in Lebanon. It is commonly seen in northern Europe, as far as Scandinavia. Native to this region, it can be found from the Archipelago of the Azores and as far east as Khazakstan. Erinaceus europaeus (European hedgehog) is commonly found across Europe and into central Asia.
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