Delicate Stonewort vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Chara virgata compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Stonewort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Characeae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Chara	Atelerix
Species	Chara virgata	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Stonewort	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.