Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Dipodidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Atelerix
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.