Amur Hedgehog vs Indian-plum

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Flacourtia
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Indian-plum
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.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.