Ebony vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Diospyros crassiflora compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Ebony is Vulnerable while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ebenaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Diospyros	Atelerix
Species	Diospyros crassiflora	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony

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.