Fly marsh elder vs North African Hedgehog

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	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	Iva	Atelerix
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.