Black Ebony vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Diospyros tessellaria compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Black Ebony is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Ebony	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ebenaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Diospyros	Atelerix
Species	Diospyros tessellaria	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Black Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Ebony

Habitat

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

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Black Ebony

The Black Ebony (Diospyros tessellaria) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.