Daurian Hedgehog vs water dock

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Mesechinus	Rumex
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).