Hedgehog  (Erinaceus europaeus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Eulipotyphla
Family Erinaceidae
Genus Erinaceus (IUCN)
Size Head & body length: 150-300 mm (2)
Tail length: 10-20 mm (2)
Weight up to 2 kg (2)
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Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), listed under Appendix III of the Bern Convention (3), and listed as a Priority Species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (4). Partially protected in the UK under Schedule 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (5).