Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs and Gymnures)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Erinaceus roumanicus

Hemiechinus auritus

Erinaceus europaeus

Atelerix albiventris

Atelerix frontalis

Echinosorex gymnura

Hylomys peguensis

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hedgehogs and Gymnures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	30–40%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			30–40%
2	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1	20–30%
	Long-eared Hedgehog			20–30%
3	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	20–30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			20–30%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	20–30%
	Common Hedgehog			20–30%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	10–20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			10–20%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
12	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
13	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
15	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			10–20%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			10–20%
18	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	Common Hedgehog			10–20%
19	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	5–10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
20	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	5–10%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
21	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	5–10%
	Common Hedgehog			5–10%
22	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	5–10%
	Grol 3 Er Rattenigel			Insufficient data
23	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	5–10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			5–10%
25	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
26	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	5–10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
27	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	5–10%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
29	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
30	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
31	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			<5%
32	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Grol 3 Er Rattenigel			Insufficient data
33	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Four-toed Hedgehog			Insufficient data
34	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Common Hedgehog			Insufficient data
35	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Northern White-breasted Hedgehog			Insufficient data
36	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
37	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Northern Short-tailed Gymnure			Insufficient data
38	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data
39	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Southern African Hedgehog			Insufficient data

Hedgehogs and Gymnures

Species in this group

Northern White-breasted Hedgehog

Long-eared Hedgehog

Common Hedgehog

Four-toed Hedgehog

Southern African Hedgehog

Grol 3 Er Rattenigel

Northern Short-tailed Gymnure

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Hedgehogs and Gymnures

Parks Ranked