North African Hedgehog vs Peanut

Atelerix algirus compared with Arachis hypogaea

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain