North African Hedgehog vs slender thistle

Atelerix algirus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Atelerix	Carduus
Species	Atelerix algirus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.