Amur Hedgehog vs Floating Fern

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Salvinia
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.