Alpine Fireweed vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Chamaenerion latifolium compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Alpine Fireweed is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fireweed	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Onagraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chamaenerion	Atelerix
Species	Chamaenerion latifolium	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Alpine Fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fireweed	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Alpine Fireweed

The Alpine Fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium) is a species in the genus Chamaenerion. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.