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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Erinaceus concolor

Accepted taxon: Erinaceus concolor


Accepted taxon: Erinaceus concolor
Taxon: Erinaceus concolor
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ERINACEOMORPHA | Erinaceidae | Erinaceinae | Erinaceus
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Erinaceus concolor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 21, CP (Crude Protein) 49, EE (Ether Extract) 10. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Erinaceus concolor.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Arthropoda WHOLE 40.00 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 30.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Fungi SHOOT 10.00 Grzimek,B…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Erinaceus concolor.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Erinaceus concolor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 400 - 1,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Erinaceus concolor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 7 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 18 18 - - - 347 - - Genoud, M…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Erinaceus concolor.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Erinaceus concolor Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Erinaceus concolor McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Erinaceus concolor Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Erinaceus concolor Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Erinaceus concolor , Accessed 16th July 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/10608]