Four-toed Hedgehog vs Gorse Lacebug

Atelerix albiventris compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Tingidae
Genus	Atelerix	Dictyonota
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.