Common Hedgehog

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
6	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
8	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
10	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
11	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
13	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
14	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
15	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
16	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
17	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hedgehog in Fiordland National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Hedgehog sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Hedgehog in Fiordland National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Hedgehog in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.