diff --git a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Registry.pm b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Registry.pm
index 418b946fe8104353171a7c78140741c6b5ceb153..d9afc61167b31cc5601eb62cd64d882820560ef0 100644
--- a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Registry.pm
+++ b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Registry.pm
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ sub load_registry_from_db {
 						 -alias => ['shrew','european_shrew','Sorex araneus']);
 
   Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::ConfigRegistry->add_alias(-species => "Erinaceus_europaeus",
-						 -alias => ['western_european_hegdehog','Erinaceus europaeus']);
+						 -alias => ['western_european_hedgehog','Erinaceus europaeus']);
 
   Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::ConfigRegistry->add_alias(-species => "Myotis_lucifugus",
 						 -alias => ['microbat','little_brown_bat']);