Flame Nasturtium vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Tropaeolum speciosum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Nasturtium	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Tropaeolaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Tropaeolum	Atelerix
Species	Tropaeolum speciosum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Nasturtium	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.