Four-toed Hedgehog vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Atelerix albiventris compared with Acomys cineraceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Atelerix	Acomys
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Acomys cineraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Gray Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Gray Spiny Mouse
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.

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.