North African Hedgehog vs Yellow Dodder

Atelerix algirus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• North African Hedgehog is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North African Hedgehog	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Cuscuta
Species	Atelerix algirus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North African Hedgehog	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain