Carelessweed vs North African Hedgehog

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	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	Amaranthaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Atelerix
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain