North African Hedgehog vs Stinking chamomile

Atelerix algirus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Atelerix algirus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.