---
title: "Oost-Europese egel"
description: "Erinaceus roumanicus — Zoogdieren. The northern white-breasted hedgehog is a species of hedgehog."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northern-white-breasted-hedgehog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oost-Europese egel

> Erinaceus roumanicus — Zoogdieren. The northern white-breasted hedgehog is a species of hedgehog.

- Scientific name: *Erinaceus roumanicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 15209
- Wikidata: [Q903548](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903548)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43048](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43048)

## Names

- en: Northern White-breasted Hedgehog
- de: Nördlicher Weißbrustigel
- es: Erizo de los Balcanes
- fr: Hérisson des Balkans
- nl: Oost-Europese egel
- pl: Jeż wschodni

## Countries with the most observations

RU (3402), UA (2276), HU (706), GR (604), RO (587), PL (546), LT (477), HR (410), CZ (405), BG (263), SI (262), AT (255)

## Summary

The northern white-breasted hedgehog is a species of hedgehog.

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

## Photo

![Oost-Europese egel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-white-breasted-hedgehog/medium.jpg)

Photo: George Chernilevsky · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Erinaceus_roumanicus_2013_G5.jpg

## Machine access

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