Four-toed Hedgehog vs Fringed Cup

Atelerix albiventris compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Encoelia
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup