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Species Account for Erinaceus europaeus

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Erinaceus europaeus  Linnaeus, 1758
West European Hedgehog
Mammals: Erinaceidae

Hedgehog feeds in garden every night Copyright: Peter Pearson

 
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Taxonomic group: other mammals (Mammals) - County data

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Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 2904
First Record: 1973
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 58
Pre-1992 hectads: 9
Total hectads: 58

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Essex Red Data List comment
Declining. Hedgehog. 402 post-1980 tetrads (out of 1074).


Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 20 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 10 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2904 records with habitat detail and method information)

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