Buttonweed vs Erizo Orejudo

Malva neglecta compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonweed	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Malva	Hemiechinus
Species	Malva neglecta	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buttonweed	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonweed

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

Buttonweed

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.