Amur Hedgehog vs Lesser calamint

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Amur Hedgehog is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Clinopodium
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Lesser calamint
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.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.