North African Hedgehog vs Prickly Heath

Atelerix algirus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Gaultheria
Species	Atelerix algirus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.