Crested Coua vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Coua cristata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Coua	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cuculidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Coua	Atelerix
Species	Coua cristata	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Coua and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crested Coua

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Coua	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Coua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.