flax dodder vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Cuscuta epilinum compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• flax dodder is Extinct while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax dodder	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Atelerix
Species	Cuscuta epilinum	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax dodder	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain