New Zealand Mammals

DSC_8341 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) skull prepared by George Holley. About half of all NZ hedgehogs show some form of dental abnormality inherited from British hedgehogs. This usually presents as the absence, or faulty eruption, of the lower incisors or molars (it can be seen in the middle lower molar here). This condition is present in about 16% of British hedgehogs but is absent in European populations *

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DSC_8341 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) skull prepared by George Holley. About half of all NZ hedgehogs show some form of dental abnormality inherited from British hedgehogs. This usually presents as the absence, or faulty eruption, of the lower incisors or molars (it can be seen in the middle lower molar here). This condition is present in about 16% of British hedgehogs but is absent in European populations *

DSC 8341 hedgehog New Zealand mammals erinaceus europaeus introduced predator skull deformed teeth tooth molar feral mammalian pest