Devil'S Shoestring vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Polygonum erectum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Polygonum	Atelerix
Species	Polygonum erectum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.