Acorn Spiderhead vs Hainan Gymnure

Serruria balanocephala compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• Acorn Spiderhead is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acorn Spiderhead	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Serruria	Neohylomys
Species	Serruria balanocephala	Neohylomys hainanensis

Conservation Status

Acorn Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acorn Spiderhead	Hainan Gymnure
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acorn Spiderhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Acorn Spiderhead

The Acorn Spiderhead (Serruria balanocephala) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.