Erinaceus

genus of mammals
Taxon taxon Q498993
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Erinaceus

Summary

Erinaceus is a taxon[1]. Erinaceus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #1,524 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erinaceus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Erinaceus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Erinaceus belongs to the parent taxon hedgehog[5].
  • Erinaceus's scientific name is Erinaceus[6].
  • Erinaceus's Commons category is recorded as Erinaceus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Erinaceus is Western European hedgehog[8].
  • Erinaceus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erinaceus[9].
  • Erinaceus's nomenclatural type of is recorded as Erinaceidae[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Erinaceus is Erinaceus[6]. Erinaceus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Erinaceus is classified within hedgehog[5]. The taxonomic type of Erinaceus is Western European hedgehog[8].

Identifiers

Erinaceus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43041[11]. Erinaceus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9364[12]. Erinaceus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 14833[13]. Erinaceus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437100[14]. Erinaceus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633446[15].

Why It Matters

Erinaceus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month, #1,524 of 195,241).[2] Erinaceus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Erinaceus is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type Western European hedgehog
    Parent taxon hedgehog
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007552895005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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