Amur Hedgehog vs corn buttercup

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Ranunculus arvensis

Key Differences

• Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern while corn buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	corn buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Ranunculus
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Ranunculus arvensis

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	corn buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Amur Hedgehog

The Amur Hedgehog (Erinaceus amurensis) is a species in the genus Erinaceus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan