Elephant Apple vs North African Hedgehog

Dillenia indica compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Dillenia	Atelerix
Species	Dillenia indica	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.