deadly nightshade vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Atropa belladonna compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Solanaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Atropa	Atelerix
Species	Atropa belladonna	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.