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Erinaceusyllis erinaceus

401Records since 2000
MayPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb5
Mar48
Apr78
May120
Jun30
Jul49
Aug12
Sep35
Oct10
Nov1
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland8
2Cornwall England6
3Highland Scotland5
4Shetland Islands —5
5Suffolk England4
6Essex England4
7Isles of Scilly England4
8Devon England3
9Ceredigion Wales3
10Isle of Wight England3
11Pembrokeshire Wales2
12Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
83 England82 Scotland26 Wales47 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
401
Peak month
May
Counties with records
12
Group
Worms (annelids)
NBN Atlas records since 2000
245
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Syllidae
Genus
Erinaceusyllis
Name with authority
Erinaceusyllis erinaceus (Claparède, 1863)
Described
1863

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2736491 · GBIF 2310997