Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Erinaceus roumanicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Hemiechinus auritus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Erinaceus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Atelerix albiventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Atelerix frontalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Echinosorex gymnura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hylomys peguensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hedgehogs and Gymnures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~40%
2	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	~30%
	Long-eared Hedgehog			~30%
3	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
7	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
8	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
9	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
14	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
15	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			~10%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
19	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
20	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
21	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
23	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Grol 3 Er Rattenigel			Insufficient data
24	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			~10%
26	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
27	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
28	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
30	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
31	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
32	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
33	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Grol 3 Er Rattenigel			Insufficient data
34	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
35	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
36	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Grol 3 Er Rattenigel			Insufficient data
37	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
38	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
39	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
40	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Northern Short-tailed Gymnure			Insufficient data
41	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
42	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data