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Erinaceus europaeus - European hedgehog - Hérisson européen - FRANCE - Bretagne
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The animal's quills or spines take on various forms, depending on the species, but all are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin, and they are embedded in the skin musculature. Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair.
Auparavant I. corydalina ss. auctt. amer.
YL4074 (CMMF).
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez (Lanaudière), 4 août 2006.
Au sol, en terrain humide, en bordure d'une sapinière à bouleau.
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Erinaceus europaeus - European hedgehog - Hérisson européen - FRANCE - Bretagne
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A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand (by introduction). There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas. Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (order Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs' spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.
The name 'hedgehog' came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English 'heyghoge', from 'heyg', 'hegge' = hedge, because it frequents hedgerows, and 'hoge', 'hogge' = hog, from its piglike snout.[3] Other names include 'urchin', 'hedgepig' and 'furze-pig' .
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The porcupine is Canada’s second largest rodent, next to the beaver. Adult males reach an average weight of 5.5 kg after six years; the females reach 4.5 kg. The total length averages 68 to 100 cm, and the height at the shoulders is about 30 cm.
Porcupines in search of salt sometimes encroach on human habitats, eating plywood cured with sodium nitrate, certain paints, and tool handles, footwear, clothes and other items that have been coated in salty sweat. Porcupines are attracted to roads in areas where rock salt is used to melt ice and snow, and are known to gnaw on vehicle tires or wiring coated in road salt. Salt licks placed nearby can prevent porcupine damage.
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) spotted outside my house on 18 October 2013.
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fotografiert am 9. Dezember 2001 auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt in Wennigsen
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"Die Igel (Erinaceidae) bilden eine Familie von Säugetieren, deren bekannteste Vertreter die in Europa lebenden Arten Braunbrustigel (Erinaceus europaeus) und Weißbrustigel (Erinaceus concolor) sind. Insgesamt umfasst die Familie rund 25 Arten, die in Eurasien und Afrika verbreitet sind. Sie teilen sich in zwei äußerlich deutlich verschiedene Unterfamilien, die Stacheligel (Erinaceinae) und die stachellosen Ratten- oder Haarigel (Galericinae). Die systematische Stellung der Igel ist immer noch umstritten: Diskutiert werden eine Zugehörigkeit zu den Insektenfressern (Eulipotyphla) oder eine Stellung als eigene Ordnung (Erinaceomorpha) an der Basis der Höheren Säugetiere (Eutheria), wobei jüngere Untersuchungen die erstere Variante wieder wahrscheinlicher werden lassen." Quelle und weitere Informationen: Wikipedia: Igel
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The animal's quills or spines take on various forms, depending on the species, but all are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin, and they are embedded in the skin musculature. Virtually all species of porcupine have approximately 30,000 quills. Old World porcupines (Hystricidae) have quills embedded in clusters, whereas in New World porcupines (Erethizontidae) single quills are interspersed with bristles, underfur, and hair.
Hedgehogs are different from every other UK mammal in that they have a coat of around 6,000 spines on their back. Although the spines are sharp, they are not barbed like the spines on a porcupine.
Hedgehogs do their hunting at night. They have a strong sense of smell and hearing, but relatively poor eyesight. They're great to have in the garden, since they eat many of the creatures which gardeners regard as pests. They get their name from the pig-like snorting noise they make while snuffling through hedgerows. The males are called boars and the females are called sows.
Source: www.uksafari.com/hedgehogs.htm
This animal
* is believed to have over 30 000 quills
* lashes its tail threateningly when disturbed, possibly detaching loose quills, which fly through the air as though they were thrown
* chews on a variety of objects, including wood, leather, bones, and cast-off antlers, perhaps to satisfy a craving for salt and the need to hone continuously growing teeth
* is a solitary animal for much of the year
Only a baby, out around 3 O'clock in the afternoon, after a torrential downpour. Observed feeding and only half way through July,so after checking it out health wise and after a brief shooting session I returned it to the undergrowth. A little further on I spotted another of the same size, it too was busily munching its way through the undergrowth and left undisturbed.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: E. europaeus
Common Name: European Hedgehog
hedgehog in my garden, the first one i've spotted this year!
i saw some poo in the garden the other day and thought it was hedgehog.
taken on a 8MP bushnell trophy camera
I love his teeth in this shot. its to bad the image is a touch soft.
Being shortsighted and slow moving, the porcupine is not too difficult to approach once found.
The defensive behaviour of the porcupine is well known though sometimes misinterpreted. If on the ground when danger threatens, the porcupine will make for the nearest shelter, under a rock or log or up a tree, even forsaking its slow walk for a clumsy gallop. If thwarted in such a retreat, it will hump its back, tucking its unprotected head between its shoulders. With all the quills erected, the porcupine will pivot on its front feet and keep its back to the enemy. As it stomps its back feet, it also lashes its tail threateningly. The momentum of the tail may detach loose quills, which fly through the air, giving the impression that they were thrown.
Hérisson : Insistance, persévérance, récompense, malchance !
Hedgehog: Insistence, perseverance, reward, bad luck!
A regarder jusqu'à la fin - To watch until the end
After seeing a hedgehog hobbling across the garden I decided to sit down and wait for it to reappear once I'd got my camera ready. Sure enough it eventually came into view though it has some red marking on it that could be blood, tomato sauce or paint.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Erinaceomorpha
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: Erinaceus europaeus
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them from predators. The porcupines include the third largest rodent, after the capybara, and beaver, and are not to be confused with hedgehogs which are Erinaceomorphs. Most porcupines are about 25-36 inches (60-90 cm) long, with a 8-10 inch (20-25 cm) long tail. Weighing between 12-35 pounds (5-16 kg), they are rounded, large and slow. Porcupines come in various shades of brown, grey, and the unusual white. The name "porcupine" comes from Middle French porc d'épine "thorny pork", hence the nickname "quill pig" for the animal.
The Common Hedgehog ((Erinaceus europeaus) is a species of mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in the order Erinaceomorpha. Hedgehogs share a common ancestry with shrews but they have evolved a protective spiky coat and adopted a mainly nocturnal way of life. The animals are virtually omnivorous and hibernate during the cold winter months. They do not have particularly good eyesight and depend mainly on their sense of smell and to a lesser extent their sense of hearing. In the wild they have an average lifespan of about 3 years, although it is estimated that 1 in 1,000 may reach the grand old age of 10 years or slightly more. The most common cause of death amongst hedgehogs is hibernation when the animals are defenceless against cold, floods and the destruction of their nests. Hedgehogs are born blind and during birth their quills are covered with a protective membrane that is later discarded. As to the old question “How do hedgehogs mate?”… well, I can only write here that the old answer “Extremely carefully” pretty much says it all!
Hedgehog HERE IN MY GARDEN ENGLAND SOUTH YORKSHIRE A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand.
Contrary to popular belief, porcupines are not capable of throwing their quills, but they detach very easily and will remain embedded in an attacker. Porcupine quills are as sharp as needles. Unlike needles, however, the quills of New World porcupines have microscopic, backwards-facing barbs on the tip that catch on the skin making them difficult and painful to extract. Quills are about 75 mm long and 2 mm wide. If a quill becomes lodged in the tissues of a would-be attacker, the barbs act to pull the quill further into the tissues with the normal muscle movements of the attacker, moving up to several millimeters in a day. Predators have been known to die as a result of quill penetration and infection. Quills are still capable of penetrating animals and humans even after death.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
(unranked) Amniota
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Eutheria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Clade: Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: E. europaeus
Size of full body approx 25cm.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
(unranked) Amniota
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Eutheria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Clade: Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Erinaceus
Species: E. europaeus