Doum Palm vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Hyphaene compressa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Arecaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Atelerix
Species	Hyphaene compressa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.