Goatgrass vs North African Hedgehog

Aegilops peregrina compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Aegilops	Atelerix
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatgrass	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.