bog-asphodel vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Narthecium americanum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Narthecium	Atelerix
Species	Narthecium americanum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.