Cape Star-chestnut vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Sterculia alexandri compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Sterculia	Atelerix
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.