Amur Hedgehog vs Cutleaf geranium

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Geranium dissectum

Key Differences

• Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern while Cutleaf geranium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Cutleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Geranium
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Geranium dissectum

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Cutleaf geranium
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.

Cutleaf geranium

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, South Korea), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as 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