Balkan Spurge vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Euphorbia oblongata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Balkan Spurge is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Spurge	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Euphorbia	Atelerix
Species	Euphorbia oblongata	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Balkan Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Spurge	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Balkan Spurge

The Balkan Spurge (Euphorbia oblongata) is a species in the genus Euphorbia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.