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title: "Southern White-breasted Hedgehog"
description: "Erinaceus concolor — Mammiferi. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-white-breasted-hedgehog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern White-breasted Hedgehog

> Erinaceus concolor — Mammiferi. 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.

- Scientific name: *Erinaceus concolor*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 1930
- Wikidata: [Q748436](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748436)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43043](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43043)

## Names

- en: Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
- de: Südlicher Weißbrustigel
- es: Erizo oscuro oriental
- fr: Hérisson oriental
- pl: Jeż anatolijski

## Countries with the most observations

IL (807), TR (667), GE (72), GR (44), SY (25), AM (24), IR (18), LB (13), PS (12), JO (9), AZ (5)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_white-breasted_hedgehog

## Photo

![Southern White-breasted Hedgehog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-white-breasted-hedgehog/medium.jpg)

Photo: 0959kedi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310619792

## Machine access

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