Chinaroot vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Smilax china compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Smilacaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Smilax	Atelerix
Species	Smilax china	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.