Barbary fig vs North African Hedgehog

Opuntia ficus-indica compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Barbary fig is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary fig	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Opuntia	Atelerix
Species	Opuntia ficus-indica	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Barbary fig

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary fig

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (9 countries).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Barbary fig

The Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a species in the genus Opuntia. Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇲🇹 Malta 🇪🇸 Spain