hedgehog
subfamily of small spiny mammals
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Summary
hedgehog is a taxon[1]. hedgehog ranks in the top 0.089% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,958 views/month, #173 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: subfamily[3]
- Parent taxon: Erinaceidae[4]
- Taxon name: Erinaceinae[5]
- Commons category: Erinaceinae[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hedgehogs[7]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], The Encyclopedia Americana[9], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11]
- Topic has template: Template:Erinaceinae[12]
- Has characteristic: hibernation[13]
- Taxon common name: Hérisson vrai[14], pravi ježi[15], Stacheligel[16]
- Different from: porcupine[17]
- Means of locomotion: rolling[18], quadrupedalism[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
- Common organism: hedgehog[21]
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Identifiers
hedgehog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 846194[22]. hedgehog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30577[23]. hedgehog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633423[24].
Discovery and Description
Things named for hedgehog include Czech hedgehog[25] and Jihlava[26], a river[27], in Czech Republic[28].
Why It Matters
hedgehog has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] hedgehog is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for hedgehog include Czech hedgehog[25] and Jihlava[26], a river[27], in Czech Republic[28].