Specimen information:

• Catalog number: MZB 2002-0457
• Scientific name : Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
• Common name: common hedgehog
• Element: jaw
• Location: Perelló, el
• Collecting date: 23/04/2002
• Sex: male
• Acquisition source: CRFS Canal Vell
• Acquisition Date: 28/06/2002
• Biometrics - jaw: Height 20.2mm X Width 31.5mm X Depth 44.6mm

Information about the species:

Chordata ,Vertebrata ,Mammalia ,Erinaceomorpha ,Erinaceidae ,Erinaceus ,Erinaceus europaeus

Description:

The Common Hedgehog is omnivorous and feeds on invertebrates such as slugs, worms beetles and other insects, although it will also eat fruit and some fungi.
Its cranium is long with a short face and has a complete zygomatic arch. Unlike the Algerian Hedgehog, its palate has two large fenestrations with a medial osseous spine at the rear.
Its dentition is characterised by a vertical first upper incisor that is bigger than the other teeth; its lower first incisor is horizontal. It has three cusps on its molar teeth (trituberculate). It has 36 teeth with the following dental formula: I 3/2, C 1/1, P 3/2, M 3/3.

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• Picture Author: Aida Parres Lluch
• Picture date: 04/04/2016
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