Common Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderErinaceomorpha
- FamilyErinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)
- GenusErinaceus (Woodland Hedgehogs)
- SpeciesErinaceus europaeus (Common Hedgehog)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 14 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 17 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Hedgehog in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Common Hedgehog sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 260 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Hedgehog in Wadden Sea National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Hedgehog in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.