ilima vs North African Hedgehog

Sida cordifolia compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ilima North African Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Malvaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Sida Atelerix
Species Sida cordifolia Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ilima North African Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

ilima

No description available.

North African Hedgehog

No description available.

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