Four-toed Hedgehog vs French Sorrel

Atelerix albiventris compared with Rumex scutatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while French Sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	French Sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Rumex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Rumex scutatus

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

French Sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	French Sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

French Sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).