Genus

Woodland Hedgehogs

Erinaceus

2 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderErinaceomorpha
FamilyErinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)
GenusErinaceus (Woodland Hedgehogs)

Species in this group

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

Erinaceus roumanicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Erinaceus europaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodland Hedgehogs

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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~30%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~30%
	Common Hedgehog			~30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~20%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~20%
	Common Hedgehog			~20%
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
10	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
11	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			~10%
14	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
15	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
16	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
17	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
18	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
19	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
20	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
21	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
22	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
23	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			~10%
24	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
25	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
26	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data

Woodland Hedgehogs

Species in this group

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Common Hedgehog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Woodland Hedgehogs

Parks Ranked