Black Locust vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Robinia pseudoacacia compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Black Locust is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Locust	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Robinia	Atelerix
Species	Robinia pseudoacacia	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Black Locust

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Locust

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (39 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Black Locust

The Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a species in the genus Robinia. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain