ant-tree vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Triplaris americana compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• ant-tree is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ant-tree	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Triplaris	Atelerix
Species	Triplaris americana	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

ant-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ant-tree	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

ant-tree

The Ant-tree (Triplaris americana) is a species in the genus Triplaris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.