Amur Hedgehog vs Flat Wrack

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Fucus
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.