Alpine Cat'S-Tail vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Phleum alpinum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Cat'S-Tail	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Phleum	Atelerix
Species	Phleum alpinum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Cat'S-Tail	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

The Alpine Cat'S-Tail (Phleum alpinum) is a species in the genus Phleum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States).