alpine dandelion vs North African Hedgehog

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Atelerix
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.