Figleaf gourd vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Atelerix
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain