ground-bean vs North African Hedgehog

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Macrotyloma	Atelerix
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

Habitat

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

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.