Four-toed Hedgehog vs greater broomrape

Atelerix albiventris compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Atelerix	Orobanche
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.