Dooryard dock vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Rumex longifolius compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dooryard dock	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	Rumex	Atelerix
Species	Rumex longifolius	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dooryard dock	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.