North African Hedgehog vs Yarrow

Atelerix algirus compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Atelerix algirus	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Yarrow
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.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France