North African Hedgehog vs Trident Spiderhead

Atelerix algirus compared with Serruria trilopha

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Trident Spiderhead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Trident Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Serruria
Species	Atelerix algirus	Serruria trilopha

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Trident Spiderhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Trident Spiderhead
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.

Trident Spiderhead

Habitat

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