Fernleaf yarrow vs North African Hedgehog

Achillea filipendulina compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Fernleaf yarrow is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernleaf yarrow	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Achillea	Atelerix
Species	Achillea filipendulina	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Fernleaf yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernleaf yarrow	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernleaf yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain