Erimaceus roumanicus Barrett-Hamilton 1900
Creators: name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
name: Wilson, Don E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Erinaceomorpha
Erinaceidae
Erimaceus
Erimaceus roumanicus

description: 2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog <i>Erimaceus roumanicus</i> <b>French:</b> Hérisson des Balkans / <b>German:</b> Nordlicher WeilRbrustigel / <b>Spanish:</b> Erizo de los Balcanes <b>Other common names:</b> Eastern European Hedgehog <b>Taxonomy.</b> Erinaceus europaeus roumanicus Barrett-Hamilton, 1900, “Gageni, Roumania [= Romania].” Erinaceus roumanicus was first described as a subspecies of E. europaeus and then included as a subspecies of E. concolor, current genetic and morphologic data suggest that E. concolor and E. roumanicus are distinct species with parapatric distributions. Erinaceus roumanicus is sympatric with E. europaeus in parts of central Europe. Five subspecies recognized. <b>Subspecies and Distribution.</b> E.r.roumanicusBarrett-Hamilton,1900—C&amp;EEurope(EofalinefromOderRivertoNAdriaticSea). E.r.bolkayiV.Martino,1930—Montenegroandadjacentcountries. E.r.drozdovskiiV.Martino&amp;E.Martino,1933—Macedonia,EuropeanTurkey,andadjacentcountries. E.r.nesiotesBate,1906—CreteandIonianandAegeanIs,Greece. E. r. pallidus Ognev, 1928 — SW Russia S to N Caucasus and E to W Siberia. Distributions of most subspecies are not well known. <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head—body 208-306 mm, tail 24-31 mm, ear 28-29 mm, hindfoot 40— 44 mm; weight 0.6-1.2 kg. As in other species of Erinaceus, the Northern White-breasted Hedgehog has faintly visible, central parting of spines on crown of head, smooth spines lacking papillae, and well-developed hallux on hindfeet. Color of underside is mix of dirty white and dirty brown. Size varies in a smooth cline across the distribution, with largest individuals in southern populations and smallest in northern areas. Dental formulais 13/2, C1/1,P 3/2, M 3/3 (x2) = 36. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 48 and FN = 94. <b>Habitat.</b> Farmland, parks, and gardens in rural and urban areas, scrubby habitats at edges of forests, and shrubby vegetation from sea level to elevations of at least 1400 m. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> There is no specific information available for this species, but diet and feeding behavior of the Northern White-breasted Hedgehog are probably similar to the West European Hedgehog (E. europaeus). <b>Breeding.</b> Female Northern White-breasted Hedgehogs can produce two litters peryear: one at the end of May and another at the end of August. <b>Activity patterns.</b> There is no specific information available for this species, but activity patterns of the Northern White-breasted Hedgehog probably are similar to those of the West European Hedgehog. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> There is no specific information available, but movements, home range, and social organization probably are similar to those of the West European Hedgehog. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. Many Northern White-breasted Hedgehogs are killed by collisions with cars, but this is unlikely to cause widespread population declines. It occurs in many protected areas throughoutits wide distribution. No specific conservation measures are necessary at present. <b>Bibliography.</b> Arslan et al. (2008), Barrett-Hamilton (1900), Bate (1906), Corbet (1988), Geisler &amp; Gropp (1967), Gropp et al. (1969), Hutterer (2005a), Krystufek &amp; Vohralik (2001), Krystufek, Tvrtkovié et al. (2009), Lapini (1999), Martino &amp; Martino (1933), Masseti (2012), Ognev (1928), Pavlinov &amp; Lissovsky (2012), Poduschka (1969), Reeve (1994), Suchentrunk et al. (1998).
description: Published as part of <i>Russell A. Mittermeier &amp; Don E. Wilson, 2018, Erinaceidae, pp. 288-330 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on page 320, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6639332