cut notchwort vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Tritomaria exsecta compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• cut notchwort is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cut notchwort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lophoziaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tritomaria	Atelerix
Species	Tritomaria exsecta	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

cut notchwort

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cut notchwort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cut notchwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.