Amur Hedgehog vs Elephant Apple

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Dillenia
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.