southern white-breasted hedgehog
white-bellied hedgehog
white-chested hedgehog
erinaceus concolor latin

Unlike its European counterpart, the Southern white-breasted hedgehog never digs dens.

The Southern white-breasted hedgehog and European hedgehog can hybridize.

Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor)

However, where it co-exists with the southern white-breasted hedgehog, the two species are difficult to distinguish in the field, the latter having a white spot on its chest.

In Estonia, the Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) was the most significant prey species at 28.6% of a sampling of 133 from 4 nests.

The northern white-breasted hedgehog was formerly recognized as a subspecies of the Southern white-breasted hedgehog but newer investigations see both as different species.

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as east European hedgehog, white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog, but the former has a white spot on its chest.

There live about 25 species Insectivores in Europe (West European Hedgehog, Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, Common Shrew, Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, European Mole, Blind Mole, Eurasian Water Shrew).

The most common pet species of hedgehog are hybrids of the white-bellied hedgehog or four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the North African hedgehog (A. algirus).

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as east European hedgehog, white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog, but the former has a white spot on its chest.

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as east European hedgehog, white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog, but the former has a white spot on its chest.

Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor)

In Estonia, the Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) was the most significant prey species at 28.6% of a sampling of 133 from 4 nests.

The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as east European hedgehog, white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is very similar in lifestyle and appearance to the European hedgehog, but the former has a white spot on its chest.