The southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), sometimes referred to as white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is a hedgehog native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia. These hedgehogs are becomingly increasingly popular as pets in the United States and Iran.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern White-breasted Hedgehog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Erinaceus roumanicus
- Erinaceus amurensis
- Atelerix algirus
- Hemiechinus auritus
- Atelerix albiventris
- Erinaceus europaeus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Erinaceidae
- Genus
- Erinaceus
- Species
- Erinaceus concolor
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