Amur Hedgehog vs Lapland Reedgrass

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Lapland Reedgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Erinaceus	Calamagrostis
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Lapland Reedgrass
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.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.