Devil's Shoestring vs North African Hedgehog

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Atelerix
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.