Creeping Thyme vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Thymus pulegioides compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Thyme	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Thymus	Atelerix
Species	Thymus pulegioides	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Thyme	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.