Dwarf nettle vs North African Hedgehog

Urtica urens compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Dwarf nettle is Vulnerable while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf nettle	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rosales (розоцветные)	Erinaceomorpha (ежеобразные)
Family	Urticaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Urtica	Atelerix
Species	Urtica urens	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Dwarf nettle

VU — Vulnerable

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf nettle	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf nettle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France