Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
The northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) is a species of hedgehog. == Distribution == The range of the species extends in the west as far as Poland, Austria and the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and south to Greece and the Adriatic Islands, including populations on Crete, Corfu and Rhodes. It is found eastwards through Russia and Ukraine, as far east as the Ob River in Siberia. It is widespread throughout this range, and there are no signs of a significant population decline. == Taxonomy == Taxonomically, it was for a time considered to be a subspecies of E. europaeus, and later a subspecies of E. concolor. Since the 1990s, it has been considered a separate species in its own right, following new genetic and morphological studies, with five subspecies - E. r. roumanicus, E. r. bolkayi, E. r. drozdovskii, E. r. nesiotes, and E. r. pallidus. == Variation == In Europe, the size of the northern white-breasted hedgehog in southern Europe was greater in comparison to white-breasted hedgehog in northern Europe. The size of the northern white-breasted hedgehog varied based on the temperature and precipitation, the size of the white-breasted hedgehog was larger in higher temperatures. The higher the precipitation, specifically…
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+44 birds+16 mammals
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+132 birds+19 mammals
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+121 birds+30 mammals
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+12 birds+27 mammals
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Bansko, Bulgaria
+133 birds+21 mammals
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+131 birds+20 mammals
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+132 birds+23 mammals
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+111 birds+21 mammals
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+103 birds+12 mammals
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+118 birds+9 mammals
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Balashikhinsky District, Russia
+120 birds+30 mammals
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+69 birds+7 mammals
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+96 birds+10 mammals
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Ojców, Poland
+69 birds+9 mammals
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Szczawa, Poland
+50 birds+8 mammals
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+123 birds+30 mammals
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+130 birds+25 mammals
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+105 birds+29 mammals
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Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+128 birds+22 mammals
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Sami Municipal Unit, Greece
+77 birds+6 mammals
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Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+126 birds+24 mammals
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Municipal Unit of Acharnes, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
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Municipal Unit of Ayios Konstantinos, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
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Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+134 birds+4 mammals
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Vagalat, Albania
+133 birds+17 mammals
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Pieria Regional Unit, Greece
+133 birds+17 mammals
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Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+138 birds+12 mammals
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Serres, Greece
+132 birds+25 mammals
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