chilte vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Atelerix
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.