arctic buttercup vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank arctic buttercup Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Ranunculaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Ranunculus Atelerix
Species Ranunculus hyperboreus Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute arctic buttercup Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

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