Is a hedgehog a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Answer 1

Hedgehogs are mammals and, like all mammals, they are vertebrates because they have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata.

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.

Answer 2

Hedgehogs are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates. They have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata.

Hedgehogs are often mistakenly believed to be related to porcupines. They are not even distantly related to porcupines, which are rodents. In fact, hedgehogs are more closely related to the shrew family, but they are in their own family of Erinaceidae.

Answer 3

Yes. It has a backbone. Every animal with a backbone/spine is a vertebrae.

Answer 4

No, hedgehogs are mammals. Therefore they are vertebrates. They have a backbone. Invertebrates do not have a backbone.

Answer 5

yes they are they eat grass and other plants

Answer 6

vertebrate

Answer 7

Yes.