Daurian Hedgehog vs Pavement ant

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erinaceidae	Formicidae
Genus	Mesechinus	Tetramorium
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Daurian Hedgehog and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).