Four-toed Hedgehog vs Great Dusky Swift

Atelerix albiventris compared with Cypseloides senex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Great Dusky Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Erinaceidae	Apodidae
Genus	Atelerix	Cypseloides
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Cypseloides senex

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Hedgehog and Great Dusky Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Great Dusky Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Great Dusky Swift
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.

Great Dusky Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.