vs North African Hedgehog

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Chordariaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Atelerix
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.