Arrow-Grass vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Triglochin maritima compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Triglochin	Atelerix
Species	Triglochin maritima	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.