Awnless Geranium vs Erizo Orejudo

Geranium molle compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awnless Geranium	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Geraniaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Geranium	Hemiechinus
Species	Geranium molle	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Awnless Geranium

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awnless Geranium	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awnless Geranium

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Awnless Geranium

The Awnless Geranium (Geranium molle) is a species in the genus Geranium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.