boxthorn vs North African Hedgehog

Lycium europaeum compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• boxthorn is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boxthorn	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Solanaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lycium	Atelerix
Species	Lycium europaeum	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

boxthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain