Field Maple vs North African Hedgehog

Acer campestre compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Maple	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Acer	Atelerix
Species	Acer campestre	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Maple	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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