Forest Bead-string vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Alchornea hirtella compared with Atelerix albiventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Alchornea	Atelerix
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.