Four-toed Hedgehog vs Fringed Sedge

Atelerix albiventris compared with Carex crinita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Fringed Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Carex
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Carex crinita

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Fringed Sedge
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 Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.