Afghan-Melon vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Citrullus lanatus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Citrullus	Atelerix
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain