Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs North African Hedgehog

Artibeus gnomus compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Artibeus	Atelerix
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.