beach palm vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Bactris major compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank beach palm Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Arecales (Arecales) Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family Arecaceae Erinaceidae
Genus Bactris Atelerix
Species Bactris major Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

beach palm

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute beach palm Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

beach palm

The Beach palm (Bactris major) is a species in the genus Bactris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Four-toed Hedgehog

No description available.

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