What animal is sonic the hedgehog?

Animals, also referred to simply as Friends, Animal Friends or critters, are group of creatures in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They are small, non-anthropomorphic, yet intelligent animals that come in a variety of different species, and are the friends of Sonic the Hedgehog and his allies. read more

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, which is in order Erinaceomorpha. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and New Zealand. read more

In Sonic the Hedgehog The Screen Saver, the seven original Animals from the original Sonic the Hedgehog make a number of small cameos in several of the game's artwork images as some of Sonic's friends. read more