Aleppo pine vs North African Hedgehog

Pinus halepensis compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aleppo pine	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Atelerix
Species	Pinus halepensis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Aleppo pine

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aleppo pine	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aleppo pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (8 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 countries).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Aleppo pine

The Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neot.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇲🇹 Malta 🇪🇸 Spain