large blue vs North African Hedgehog

Maculinea arion compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• large blue is Near Threatened while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large blue	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lycaenidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Maculinea	Atelerix
Species	Maculinea arion	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

large blue and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large blue	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.