North African Hedgehog vs swamp flat sedge

Atelerix algirus compared with Cyperus ligularis

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while swamp flat sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	swamp flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cyperus
Species	Atelerix algirus	Cyperus ligularis

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

swamp flat sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	swamp flat sedge
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.

swamp flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).