black rat vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Rattus rattus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Rattus	Atelerix
Species	Rattus rattus	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain