Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758
(Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)

Interactions where Erinaceus europaeus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Ixodes ricinus Sheep Tick, Pasture Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Deer Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus/Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinussheep tick, pasture tick, castor bean tick, deer tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehog sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Minor Ixodes ventalloi Rabbit Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) ventalloi/Ixodes (Ixodes) ventalloirabbit tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogMinor sucks the blood of
may be infected by Minor Foot and Mouth virus (FMD) Foot and Mouth Disease - causative organism DEFRA: Animal Health and Welfare, DEFRA
 /Foot and Mouth virus (FMD)/Foot and Mouth virus (FMD)foot and mouth disease - causative organism Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogMinor infects
ear ear has blood sucked by adult Archaeopsylla erinacei ssp erinacei Hedgehog Flea Siphonaptera: Pulicidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Pulicidae/Archaeopsylla erinacei subsp. erinacei/Archaeopsylla erinacei subsp. erinaceihedgehog fleaadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogear adult sucks the blood of ear
face face has blood sucked by female Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog tickfemale Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogfaceMajor female sucks the blood of face
face face has blood sucked by nymph Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog ticknymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogfaceMajor nymph sucks the blood of face
face face has blood sucked by larva Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogfaceMajor larva sucks the blood of face
skin skin has blood sucked by adult Archaeopsylla erinacei ssp erinacei Hedgehog Flea Siphonaptera: Pulicidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Pulicidae/Archaeopsylla erinacei subsp. erinacei/Archaeopsylla erinacei subsp. erinaceihedgehog fleaadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogskin adult sucks the blood of skin
underside underside has blood sucked by female Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog tickfemale Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogundersideMajor female sucks the blood of underside
underside underside has blood sucked by nymph Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog ticknymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogundersideMajor nymph sucks the blood of underside
underside underside has blood sucked by larva Major Ixodes hexagonus Hedgehog Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonus/Ixodes (Ixodes) hexagonushedgehog ticklarva Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Erinaceidae/Erinaceus europaeus/Erinaceus europaeushedgehog, west european hedgehogundersideMajor larva sucks the blood of underside

Author & YearTitleSource
DEFRADEFRA: Animal Health and Welfarewww.defra.gov.uk/animalh/index.htm
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Hillyard, P.D., 1996Ticks of North-West EuropeSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
FamilyERINACEIDAE (hedgehogs)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)

Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasitology

Avery, R.A. 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog)
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