gratiola vs North African Hedgehog

Gratiola officinalis compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Gratiola	Atelerix
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France