Four-toed Hedgehog vs Geranium aphid

Atelerix albiventris compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Geranium aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Aphididae
Genus	Atelerix	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Geranium aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.