Fernleaf Licorice-root vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Ligusticum filicinum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Apiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Atelerix
Species	Ligusticum filicinum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Fernleaf Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernleaf Licorice-root

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.