Four-toed Hedgehog vs Thyme Pug

Atelerix albiventris compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Erinaceidae	Geometridae
Genus	Atelerix	Eupithecia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Thyme Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.