European hedgehog
Sicily has a wide variety of fauna. Species include the European wildcat, red fox, least weasel, pine marten, roe deer, wild boar, crested porcupine, European hedgehog, common toad, "Vipera aspis", golden eagle, peregrine falcon, Eurasian hoopoe and black-winged stilt. The Sicilian wolf ("Canis lupus cristaldii") was an endemic wolf subspecies that was driven to extinction in the 20th century.