Arid Hook-thorn vs North African Hedgehog

Senegalia hereroensis compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arid Hook-thorn	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Senegalia	Atelerix
Species	Senegalia hereroensis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Arid Hook-thorn

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arid Hook-thorn	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arid Hook-thorn

Habitat

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

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Arid Hook-thorn

The Arid Hook-thorn, Senegalia hereroensis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.