Carrington's Scalewort vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Radula carringtonii compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Carrington's Scalewort is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrington's Scalewort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Radulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Radula	Atelerix
Species	Radula carringtonii	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Carrington's Scalewort

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrington's Scalewort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrington's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. 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.

Carrington's Scalewort

The Carrington's Scalewort (Radula carringtonii) is a species in the genus Radula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.