Devil's horsewhip vs North African Hedgehog

Achyranthes aspera compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	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	Achyranthes	Atelerix
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain