False Shagbark Hickory vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Carya glabra compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Shagbark Hickory	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Juglandaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carya	Atelerix
Species	Carya glabra	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

False Shagbark Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Shagbark Hickory	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Shagbark Hickory

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.