---
title: "Riccio comune"
description: "Erinaceus europaeus — Mammiferi. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-hedgehog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Riccio comune

> Erinaceus europaeus — Mammiferi. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Erinaceus europaeus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 49755
- Wikidata: [Q6145](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6145)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43042](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43042)

## Names

- en: Common Hedgehog
- de: Braunbrustigel
- es: Erizo Europeo Occidental
- fr: Hérisson commun
- it: Riccio comune
- nl: Egel
- pt: Ouriço-cacheiro
- pl: Jeż zachodni

## Countries with the most observations

GB (16407), DE (4886), FR (4711), IT (3378), NZ (2797), ES (1777), PT (1697), DK (1426), FI (1124), NL (915), SE (715), RU (676)

## Photo

![Riccio comune](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-hedgehog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter de Lange · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35836175

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-hedgehog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).