Amur Hedgehog vs Jointed Charlock

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Raphanus
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Jointed Charlock
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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan