Black-breasted Puffleg vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Eriocnemis nigrivestis compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

Black-breasted Puffleg is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-breasted Puffleg	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Trochilidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Eriocnemis	Atelerix
Species	Eriocnemis nigrivestis	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-breasted Puffleg and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Black-breasted Puffleg

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-breasted Puffleg	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-breasted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Black-breasted Puffleg

The Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis) is a species in the genus Eriocnemis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.