page_title: List of mammals of Sweden
section_title: Shrews, hedgehogs and moles
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Sweden / Shrews, hedgehogs and moles
caption_attribution_description: English: West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). photographed in the Emmerdennen(wood), Emmen, Netherlands. Français&#160;: Un Hérisson européen (Erinaceus europaeus). Photo prise dans la forêt d'Emmerdennen(wood), près d'Emmen, aux Pays-Bas.
context_page_description: There are 84 mammal species recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
context_section_description: Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
caption: Western European hedgehog
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