blackneck vs North African Hedgehog

Lygephila pastinum compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Erebidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lygephila	Atelerix
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.