Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Danthonia compressa compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Danthonia	Atelerix
Species	Danthonia compressa	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.