marsh-elder vs North African Hedgehog

Iva annua compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• marsh-elder is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh-elder	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Iva	Atelerix
Species	Iva annua	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh-elder	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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