Erinaceus danubicus Matschie, 1901

Matschie, P. (1901) Ü ber rumãnische Sãugethiere. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1901: 229 [220–238].

Valid name: Erinaceus roumanicus Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Syntype: ZMB 12663, male, skull and skin. Collected from Prundu, Romania, by Dombrowski in April- May 1901.

Comments: Matschie did not designate a holotype. The description was based on 5 specimens of which one remained in the ZMB. The further 4 syntypes are presumably in the Grigore Antipa Museum Bucharest.