Bronze Ground Beetle vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Carabus nemoralis compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Ground Beetle	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carabus	Atelerix
Species	Carabus nemoralis	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Ground Beetle and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Ground Beetle	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Bronze Ground Beetle

The Bronze Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.