North African Hedgehog vs Soapberry

Atelerix algirus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Sapindus
Species	Atelerix algirus	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).