Bitternut vs North African Hedgehog

Carya cordiformis compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Juglandaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carya	Atelerix
Species	Carya cordiformis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Bitternut

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