Devil-thorn vs North African Hedgehog

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	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	Cactaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Atelerix
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.