North African Hedgehog vs Runner Bean

Atelerix algirus compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Runner Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Atelerix algirus	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Runner Bean
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.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain