bluff cinquefoil vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Potentilla arenosa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• bluff cinquefoil is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluff cinquefoil	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Potentilla	Atelerix
Species	Potentilla arenosa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

bluff cinquefoil

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluff cinquefoil	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluff cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

bluff cinquefoil

The Bluff cinquefoil (Potentilla arenosa) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.