Northern white-breasted hedgehog

Erinaceus roumanicus Today, 3 October

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now young out of the den 0 days

young out of the den Mammal here all year

The whole year

13 August – 3 October

the coastal calendar, shifted 24 days later for this region

Sitting the year outGetting readyYoung aboutYoung leaving

Where to look

Hedges, gardens and stone-wall margins after dark; audible long before it is visible.

Worth knowing

A second litter in August is a trap: those young rarely reach the 600 grams they need to survive hibernation. A hedgehog out in daylight in November is not enjoying the sun, it is in trouble.

Look it up

photos, sightings and recordings, off this site

iNaturalist — photos and where people are seeing it Wikipedia — Erinaceus roumanicus

Regions

where this species is on the list

Dalmatian coastKvarner and IstriaVelebit and the DinaridesSlavonia and the Pannonian plainTukhlia, Ukrainian Carpathians

Phase by phase

dates as they fall in the region chosen above

Phase	When	Length	What it means
hibernating	4 December – 12 April	130 days	True hibernation: body temperature drops and the animal cannot simply wake.
going about the year	13 April – 13 May	31 days	Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out.
courting	14 May – 12 June	30 days	Song, display, fighting, scent-marking — pairs forming or reaffirming.
pregnant	13 June – 8 July	26 days	Pregnant. Nothing to see from outside, which is why the dates matter.
raising young	9 July – 12 August	35 days	Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed.
young out of the den	13 August – 3 October	52 days	Young out of the nest or den, but still fed and followed by the adults.
young dispersing	4 October – 3 December	61 days	Young leaving for good, looking for a territory of their own.

Other mammals in this region

Beech martenBrown bearEdible dormouseEurasian lynxEuropean badgerEuropean hareGrey wolfLesser horseshoe batRed deerRed foxRoe deerWild boar

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