Amur Hedgehog vs Lesser Spearwort

Erinaceus amurensis compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Hedgehog	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Erinaceus	Ranunculus
Species	Erinaceus amurensis	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Amur Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Hedgehog	Lesser Spearwort
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 Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.