American Bladdernut vs North African Hedgehog

Staphylea trifolia compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Staphylea	Atelerix
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.