# Erinaceus europaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

- By: Michael Gäbler
- Date: 2013-04-21
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erinaceus_europaeus_(Linnaeus,_1758).jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/c/cb/Erinaceus_europaeus_%28Linnaeus%2C_1758%29.jpg/1920px-Erinaceus_europaeus_%28Linnaeus%2C_1758%29.jpg
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Young European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), or common hedgehog, is a hedgehog species found in northern and western Europe.