Fringed Cup vs North African Hedgehog

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Encoelia	Atelerix
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.