Desert Thorn vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Lycium minimum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Thorn	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	Lycium	Atelerix
Species	Lycium minimum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Thorn	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.