Elm-Leaf Spiraea vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Spiraea chamaedryfolia compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Elm-Leaf Spiraea is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elm-Leaf Spiraea	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Spiraea	Atelerix
Species	Spiraea chamaedryfolia	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elm-Leaf Spiraea	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.